Automatic Fire Alarm Activated at Norman Christian Church, Westmoreland County PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 06:03 PM

Rostraver Township, PA

Fire departments responded to an automatic fire alarm at Norman Christian Church near Barnes Lake Road. No active fire was confirmed at the scene.

Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire

02:19

Transcript:

00:00

This morning out of one station 6 respond near Barnes Lake Road, Norman Christian Church, on a mag fire alarm, Operation Fire Tax 6.

00:13

Smarland on 1, Station 6, 8,

00:16

engines 2, 3,

00:18

5,000, truck 57, quintin, respond near Barnes Lake Road in Norwood, Norman Christian Church, automatic fire alarm,

00:25

16 on fire alarm, 16 on firet 6 on firetack 6.

00:32

Smarland on one station six engines two three five station eight truck fifty seven point ten or fall in near Barnes Lake Road in Norwin Christian Church automatic fire alarm lifting six on fire tax six

00:50

two villages you receive tax six

01:02

TAC 6[1].

01:05

Technologist. 3, received TAC 6[1].

01:11

Station 10, Acknowledge.

01:15

Station 10, that's received.

01:21

Station 5, knowledge.

01:22

01:24

receive, TAC 6[1].

01:27

What's Marlin? I'm one station six and a year respond.

01:31

Near Barnes Lake Road in Norwing Christian Church on a magnetic fire alarm.

01:35

System 6 on fire tax 6.

01:42

Technology.

01:44

6, tax 6.

01:49

Dispate technology call.

01:51

Any received?

01:56

Engine 3, go ahead.

02:00

What engine 3 and 16?

02:03

Receive.

02:07

Attack 2 or 3?

02:09

Attack 2, receive.

02:15

Point 10 to mouth.

02:18

Point 10, receive.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

TAC 6: Assigned tactical radio channel (Channel 6) for incident operations

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