False fire alarm triggered by cooking and water leak, Scranton PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm at Hilltop Apartments near Thunderbird Drive, Scranton. The alarm was caused by cooking smoke which activated the sprinklers. Investigation found no fire but a water leak. Maintenance was contacted to resolve the issue.
Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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940. 5-1 County engine, 204 truck, 2RUSU, 1 car 211, near Thunderbird Dr, Building 12.
00:07
Fire alarm going off.
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Sprinklers activated, cooking incident reported.
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5.20 County County, engine two engine, four, truck, two, rescue on car 21,
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Near Thunderbird Dr at Hilltop Building 12.
00:21
Call reporting fire alarm going off, but no fire cooking at that, sprinklers activated.
00:27
Herbert Street, Saginaw Street, 1941.
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Got an engine 2 on the way.
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Engine 2 responding 1942.
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Rob center and engine 4 is responding 142.
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Responding 1942.
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Responding 1942.
01:05
Trucks on the way.
01:09
Trucker is on the way. Trucker is responding 1942.
01:17
9402. Not a mention 2 investing 2-2-8 environment.
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The number will be on the investigator.
01:26
7402 on-seen.
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The story apartment is not invisible.
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Investigating 1944.
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Tom, set up from engine two.
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Engine two.
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Tom,
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we have no fire here.
01:44
This looks like we might have a water lake that we're investigated here.
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We can go ahead and cancel the box.
01:51
But could you try to get a hold of maintenance? Do you respond here?
01:58
1040, you advise no fire, might have a water leak requesting maintenance to clear the box.
02:03
1946.
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Yeah,
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if you get up,
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contact main and the homeowner, the SED 7 here is trying to contact them as well.
02:21
104 will do.
02:31
ComCenters, all units responding at Hilltop.
02:34
For engine two on-seat, you can go back into service.
02:36
Box cleared, 1947.
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Location mentioned:
Near Thunderbird Dr, Scranton, PA 18505
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