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Fire alarm triggered by smoke machine at church festivalBirmingham AL

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Near Valley St, Birmingham, AL 35226

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm at Bluff Park United Methodist Church near Valley Street. They found smoke from a smoke machine used during a fall festival, with no actual fire present.

Audio|Source: Hoover Fire Department
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Transcript:
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engine 5, engine 2, truck 4, Battalion 1, Bluff Park United Methodist Church, near Valley St, investigate commercial fire alarm[1], showing smoke, zone 261.
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Engine 5, engine 2, truck 4, battalion 1, Bluff Park United Methodist Church, near Valley St, investigate commercial fire alarm[1], showing smoke, zone 261, cross streets, Prince of Avenue, Church Avenue.
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Engine 2 responding.
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Engine 2 responding.
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Agent 5 responding.
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Injure 5 responding.
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Check 4, my word.
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Second one respond.
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And what is funny. And what's funny.
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Engine 5, engine 2, truck 4, battalion 1 responding to Bluff Park Methodist Church, near Valley St, investigate commercial fire alarm[1]s on smoke, zone 261.
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Engine 5 is on scene,
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multi-story church, nothing showing,
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Valley Command.
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Engine 5 on scene, multi-story church, nothing showing in Valleyville, Perkins Valley Command.
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Alley command,
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alarm set off from a smoke machine due to fall festival, NGPocon handle the call.
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Smoke machine from fall festival, NJPok can handle the call.
Police codes explained
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[1]
fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm call/type

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Near Valley St, Birmingham, AL 35226

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