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False commercial fire alarm at St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchMountain Brook AL

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Montrose Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35213

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church near Montrose Road in Mountain Brook. Upon arrival, no fire or smoke was found. The alarm was determined to be false, caused by a table triggering the alarm. The incident was cleared with no further action needed.

Audio|Heard on: Jefferson AL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Mountain Brook 5, Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 3, Truck 1, St.
00:04
Luke's Episcopal Church, near Montrose Road,
00:08
commercial fire alarm.
00:09
Mountain Brook 5, Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 3, Truck 1, St.
00:13
Luke's Episcopal Church,
00:15
near Montrose Road on the commercial fire alarm.
00:19
Cross East, Montrose Circle, Old East, Road.
00:24
Engine 3 respond.
00:28
Engine 1 respond.
00:31
Have a check on response.
00:33
Engine 3, engine 1 respond.
00:37
The 101, response.
00:38
The 101 respond.
00:43
Control Mountain Brook engine on the scene.
00:45
Multi-story religious facility, nothing showing.
00:47
Engine 1 is going to have command.
00:50
Moist command.
00:53
Mountain Brook engine 1 on scene.
00:56
A multi-story religious facility.
00:58
Nothing showing.
01:00
Be Montrose command.
01:03
Montrose command for control.
01:05
Advice, alarm company back on premise.
01:07
Alarm was false.
01:09
The table set off the alarm.
01:13
Battalion is on the scene service.
01:16
Hold all up Mountain.
01:18
Command is retired.
01:20
Battalion one on scene and service report and hold all Mountain Brook units.
01:25
The service command to be terminated at 1105.
01:29
This is anyone.
01:32
Go ahead.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:36
Maintenance requests to check the smoke alarm in the kitchen.
01:42
You can hold engine one on scene while investigating.
01:45
Engine one on scene, investigating.

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Location mentioned:
Montrose Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35213

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