False fire alarm during burn test at Rainier Road

Heard on: Chester PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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Station 47, (number withheld) Rainier Road,

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Ewing Tract Development, Upper Uwchlan Township, automatic fire alarm, box 4713.

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Stations 45 and 46, number (number withheld) West Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown Borough.

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Automatic fire alarm box 4501.

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Battalion 5 and Lieutenant 45B are on location.

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Two-story, nothing showing, audible alarm, moving out.

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45, yeah, it's okay.

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Battalion, the engine, you can just stage on like for Avenue.

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Engine 472, okay, your response.

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Original alarm was 1st floor smoke detector.

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We did get notification from the alarm company for a false alarm with a proper passcode,

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advising burn test.

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Received. They state whether they needed fire department response for ventilation.

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They advise no need for further dispatch.

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Are you make 47 available?

7/23/2026 08:24 AM

Fire

Rainer Rd, Chester Springs, PA 19425

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a residence in a housing development in Upper Uwchlan Township. Crews found no visible fire, and the alarm company later reported it was a false alarm triggered during a burn test, with no further fire department response needed.