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Fire alarm at Scranton High caused by maintenance workScranton PA

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Near Mike Munchak Way, Scranton, PA 18508

Fire alarm at Scranton High School near Mike Munchak Way led to evacuation. Fire crews found no fire; maintenance work cleaning ducts likely triggered the alarm. All emergency units were cleared and returned to service.

Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Response,
00:01
near Mike Munchak Way,
00:03
and Scranton High School for the fire alarm activation call for the premise they are evacuating.
00:08
Repeating.
00:10
Lackawanna County dispatch, engine 8, engine 4,
00:14
rescue 1, 521 response,
00:16
near Mike Munchak Way, Grant is Scranton High School.
00:20
To the fire alarm activation, calls into them, time as no signs of fire.
00:24
They are evacuating at this time.
00:26
5,000, noise, 7,
00:28
Ave, Ave, Olive, Providence, timer dispatch, 1428.
00:41
Lackawanna County Dispatching, 1021 respond,
00:44
along with Great Fire Department, near Mike Munchak Way,
00:48
and Scranton at the high school, for a fire alarm activation.
00:52
Lackawanna County Dispatching, 1021 respond, along with Fire Department, near Mike Munchak Way and Scranton at the high school for a fire alarm.
01:00
North 7th Avenue, West Allo Street, Providence Road, or cross streets, 1428 digit time.
01:05
Operated in blue.
01:09
14.28.
01:12
1420.
01:16
1420.
01:18
1429. 1429.
01:20
1429.
01:23
That's a sharp.
01:24
1420.
01:26
1428. 28.
01:33
Redmond responding.
01:37
1430. Part 21st, Unseen.
01:47
Nothing visible.
01:48
School is being evacuated.
01:52
1430.
01:59
Drop four, Anthony.
02:03
Four teams,
02:04
30.
02:06
Tension four.
02:07
Tensuit four. Ten.
02:13
Tops for there.
02:14
Todd 21.
02:18
Card 21 standing by
02:22
For the SRO they're stating that they do workers on scene it may have been dust to set it off
02:32
We'll check it out.
02:34
Get confirmation.
02:36
Will they say where they were working?
02:38
Just said maintenance was cleaning the duct.
02:48
Consider from Guard 21.
02:50
Card 21.
02:53
Return all companies.
02:55
No fire. 21 back of service returning.
02:59
Time for return all companies, no fire.
03:02
1431. 1431.
03:06
Blackwater County, all companies on the box, near Mike Munchak Way, no fire.
03:10
Return to service for command, 1432.

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