Dust from concrete cutting triggers false fire alarm

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Tower, Ops, and Engine Five, are you at the warehouse?

00:04

No, we're at the loading dock in the back of the main building for (number withheld).

00:10

Okay, we're on the other end, and they're saying no one will be here either.

00:14

Okay, what do you want us to do?

00:19

Engine Five, you guys can take off.

00:22

Tower One, ready.

00:23

Tower One.

00:24

There's no active alarm.

00:27

Yeah, I've been trying for the whole long time.

00:29

Oh, you can find it's available.

00:30

Have this time available 10-57.

00:33

Security just notified us to be largely off in warehouse.

00:37

Cover warehouse to re-hospitality.

00:40

Okay,

00:42

let me investigate it.

00:43

As you guys know,

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there's somebody cutting concrete in the K-12 here.

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They're treating a large cloud of smoke inside the building, dust from the concrete.

00:55

All right, they have a key to reset this detector.

01:00

Communicate that to them and see if we can get the panel restored.

5/11/2026 07:53 AM

Fire & Arson

Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530

Dust from concrete cutting triggers false fire alarm

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a fire alarm at a warehouse on Kutztown Road in Kutztown. It was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by dust from concrete cutting inside the building. Crews reset the alarm system and cleared the scene.

Dust from concrete cutting triggers false fire alarm

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