Shower steam triggers fire alarm at religious facility

Heard on: Chester and Montgomery Counties Fire/EMS

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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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Battalion, three response.

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Thank you,

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Chester. Okay, sir.

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Squad three is arriving.

00:18

Two-story religious facility.

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Partially evacuated, nothing showing.

00:24

We'll be out.

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Squad three on location, (number withheld) South Valley Road.

00:32

Two-story religious facility, partially evacuated, nothing showing.

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If you're waiting, class three, I'm sorry.

00:50

Okay, if you're waiting.

00:56

So 100, we're available.

00:58

Okay, 100.

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That's your 103.

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Steam from a shower, make the department available.

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103, okay.

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Activation on the 8th floor stair tower.

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22 ambulance, 103.

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Maintenance has been

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notified. 200 available.

2026-09-27 02:56 UTC

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S Valley Rd, Paoli, PA 19301

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a two-story religious facility near South Valley Road. The building was partially evacuated, but nothing was showing. The alarm was later determined to be caused by steam from a shower on an upper-floor stair tower, and maintenance was notified.

Shower steam triggers fire alarm at religious facility

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