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False fire alarm caused by battery change on Woodland AvePittsburgh PA

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Woodland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

A fire alarm was activated on Woodland Avenue. Multiple fire engines and a truck responded. The alarm was later found to be false, caused by a resident changing the battery in a hardwired smoke detector.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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So companies, Fire One Dispatch, Zone 114, near Woodland Ave off of Ledeenway or MacDow Street, General Fire alarm activation, Zone 12. Responding companies, 35-engine, 37-engine, 34-engine, 33 truck, and battalion 1. Remain on Fire 1, 713.
00:19
This handle cover is between both tribal lanes.
00:25
We have enough resources to get this done.
00:28
We have enough resources to get this done.
00:31
I'm any need.
00:38
We're going to have to shut 51.88 all inbound lanes going towards the tube.
00:53
344 Murray Avenue Owners of May Tamaki
01:01
Coffee,
01:04
thank you Delta, thank you
01:07
Delta 501.
01:16
51.
01:18
You can clear the yard, it was set off by workers.
01:23
That's up, 15.
01:30
3.34, Evo, I called PWSA. I'm probably going to step this up and make it a priority.
01:39
Copy.
01:42
37 engine in
01:46
Copy
01:50
Battalion 1.
01:55
Battalion 1-0.
01:58
Copy.
02:01
33 Chuckin.
02:04
Copy.
02:06
34 engine in.
02:10
Copy.
02:16
We're going to do in 4.O.8.
02:20
Show me on the detail. I just block his shoulder to a 1,200.
02:28
Topps.
02:31
3619, Cable out on the last year.
02:39
That Honda comes back to 43,
02:43
56 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA-15217.
02:46
Owners of Miriam Kudan.
02:50
Good up, thank you.
02:59
3.30 able.
03:02
3.30 able.
03:05
It's going to be one tow from this.
03:06
I'll do the crash before later. Thank you. 7.0 people.
03:17
43, 115.
03:21
Go ahead.
03:23
Inletration, Hulu, Victor Fox Trot 0230. 3.3 truck front scene.
03:39
Two-story residential,
03:41
left-inchot's exterior, got investigated.
03:44
Copy.
04:01
3415 comes back to a Nissan owner is a (name withheld) 4310 Murray Avenue first floor Pittsburgh PA-15-217
04:15
Copy that
04:20
Now it looks like I have peer registration,
04:23
Mike Zulu, Yankee, 9174.
04:29
Okay.
04:36
Four engines, send a one.
04:40
Copy.
04:46
Two-by, three three, three trucks.
04:49
33 truck.
04:51
The resident was changing a battery and a hardwire detector.
04:57
Actually only went off. We'll leave it to 33 truck. We're turning everybody else.

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Woodland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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