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False alarm caused by faulty detector on James StSyracuse NY

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James St, Syracuse, NY

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm on James Street. The investigation determined it was a false alarm caused by a faulty detector in a bedroom. Ladder 20 and other responding units were cleared from the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Onondaga County and Syracuse City Fire
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01:2
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 20, officer duty chief on three.
00:06
Duty chief, sir?
00:09
It's going to be a bad detector in one of the bedrooms.
00:12
We should be able to adjust Ladder 20.
00:16
Copy that.
00:21
Minoa duty chief, fire control on five.
00:25
Minoa duty chief.
00:28
Ladder 20 only, bad detector.
00:31
Chief, Ladder 20 on.
00:34
All right, two units responding to James Street, Ladder 20 only, at 1654.
00:45
This is 32, and duty chief is clear.
00:48
1650.
00:53
This is fire control.
00:55
We've been released from the structure, and it's a false alarm; all units are in service.
01:00
Received, truck eight, you're in service 1655.

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James St, Syracuse, NY

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