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False residential fire alarm in HazletonHazleton PA

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W 4th St, Hazleton, PA 18201

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near West Fourth Street in Hazleton. The alarm was later identified as a false alarm after the homeowner returned home and forgot to reset the alarm system.

Audio|Heard on: Southern Luzerne County Fire
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02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Hazleton City Fire, near West Fourth Street in the city.
00:05
Residential fire alarm[1], double zero forty-one.
00:12
And he is on city south side.
00:17
(name withheld).
00:19
You can show tower one rescue three on the way.
00:26
Tower one rescue three on the way, double 0042.
00:29
Four 39 chiefs was there.
00:43
We are at the last four.
00:45
That was 0843.
00:50
One thirty-nine engine two, count.
00:55
(name withheld).
01:00
On the way.
01:02
Those are for the three.
01:08
Tower 1, Engine 2.
01:14
Engine two.
01:18
Engine two, you go ahead and leave me space.
01:20
I'm going to be coming in Fourth Street the wrong way off of Lincoln.
01:26
Copy.
01:27
Thank you to all units.
01:28
We're going the wrong way on Fourth Street.
01:35
Can I get two, sir?
01:39
Engine two.
01:42
On scene, two and a half-story residential left the drone set out for us again.
01:46
Got the unseen, nothing shown, double 0046.
01:55
City tower, city rescue arriving.
01:58
Both units arriving, double 0047.
02:01
One hundred and 39, she's over there.
02:09
Copy.
02:13
The other six on scene at double 0049.
02:21
Open engine two was running, (name withheld).
02:24
Okay.
02:27
This isn't going to be a fire alarm[1].
02:28
It's going to be a burglar alarm.
02:30
The homeowner just came home and didn't reset their alarm inside.
02:36
We're going to need repeated.
02:42
Negative occupants saying they don't need the police.
02:45
Ten four, double zero five.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Report of a fire alarm activation

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W 4th St, Hazleton, PA 18201

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