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False fire alarm at Christian Fellowship ChurchPittsburgh PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15210

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to Christian Fellowship Church near Brownsville Rd for a reported fire alarm. After investigation, the alarm was determined to be a false alarm likely related to a power issue. Nearby panic alarms at a credit union were also attributed to the same power problem.

Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Police Police Ch 2 Dispatch - Zones 3/6
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Just to advise, we have reports of a fire alarm coming in for the Christian Fellowship Church, near Brownsville Rd.
00:06
We have the fire department started.
00:09
Copy. That’s banged off with the power, just a little fan issue.
00:18
Received.
00:21
333A.
00:25
33A, go ahead.
00:28
Do you have a south side unit that can potentially come down here and help this guy so I can point it to Stewart?
00:34
That's affirmative, bait to south side 14.
00:37
South side 14.
00:40
Key, sir, of the (number withheld) Friesland Court for a stolen vehicle report.
00:48
Roger from East Corson 20th.
00:53
33A, I'll show you en route to Stewart.
00:56
33, I appreciate it.
00:57
Show me point up Stewart.
01:02
322 Able, pull me off my report and show me heading to Stewart until they're code four.
01:07
That's copy.
01:10
Base 83.
01:13
83, good.
01:16
Just to advise, we have another panic alarm coming in for the Pittsburgh Catholic Credit Union, near Brownsville Rd.
01:22
I'm assuming it could be the power outage too?
01:26
Yeah, we'll go check it because it's probably due to that.
01:30
That's received.
01:34
321, I am getting off.
01:38
Twenty-one out.
01:41
Thirty-eight will same traffic.
01:44
Mount Oliver, go ahead.
01:46
The caller from the fellowship church is saying that's a false alarm.
01:51
If you could let the fire department know.

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Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
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