CATAWISSA RR - Firefighters responded to the Southern Columbia Area Junior/Senior High School at 12:55 a.m. Sunday after a motorist reportedly saw smoke and the automatic fire alarm system activated.
Firefighters did not find fire or smoke after about an hour-long search of the interior and roof of the building.
Catawissa Fire Chief Don Traugh confirmed the fire alarm system was activated. Traugh added that a panel on the fire detection panel in a stairwell near the main office was "off," but did not suspect it caused the fire alarm system to trip.
Traugh and the Columbia County Communications Center said the fire detection system did not auto-dial to report the activation and that the motorist was the only 911 call.
Units from several communities remained on scene for approximately one hour.