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False fire alarm at four-story apartment buildingAspen Hill MD

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Near Pear Tree Ct, Aspen Hill, MD 20906

A fire alarm sounded in a four-story apartment building near Pear Tree Ct. Firefighters found no signs of fire or smoke and did not evacuate the building. The alarm was likely false and possibly triggered by a resident in apartment 34 who reported hearing it. Police were also investigating a separate domestic incident nearby.

Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
03:47
Transcript:
00:00
Pramination 725, battalion 704, a fire alarm going off with possible smoke. Near Pear Tree Ct.
00:22
25 to 40. I'm dropping it near Pear Tree Ct in Connecticut. 2118, pick it up front of 3503. Okay, me again, it's 2035 from this scene. I've got a four-story, corner apartment building, middle of the rail, nothing, nothing happening from the Charlie and Napa side. You'd be uninvestigating.
00:51
There's 9704 to Montgomery units coming to Pear Tree Ct. I'm on the scene. I'll be establishing a stationary command post on the Alpha side. As reported, four-story garden department, both sides to Alpha and Charlie. Got nothing evident from the Alpha side or the Charlie side. Coming to 25 is investigating. The tie in 704.
01:21
Responding if we have work here it'll be divisions one through four top floor being division four engine 25 tickleman we've gone out for all force floors we have nothing evidence on the end side field is not being evacuated an alarm touch pounding.
01:46
Could you attempt to call back, or you have ECC attempt to call back? Good information. Okay, Commander Montgomery, can you attempt to call back and have the caller a fire rescue personnel in a stairway and have them describe what they saw? Also, Check with county police, I believe they may be running some type of ammo call at this same address.
02:11
Head to Apartment 34 to speak with these complainants. All right, Commandant Company 25, you copy Apartment 34. What's the calling, uh, party? Commandant Company 25 in Montgomery, uh, needs you to listen to this as well so you can get with police. I believe on the police radio prior to this call coming out, they were dispatching.
02:40
A possible domestic for a subject locked out of their apartment or out of their bedrooms. You just call us when you get up there. I'm not sure if it's the same address or not. It's a different address on the 14,000 blocks of their tree. Department 34-911[1] because you heard their arm. Nothing's going on inside.
03:05
21 to 18, I'm standing by Connecticut in Pepperature. All right, well we're sitting at the flood that you call now. Uh, company 25, part of your message was cut off. You said you spoke to the caller in apartment 34 and they only called because they heard the fire alarm. You know what you can mention.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency Call

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Near Pear Tree Ct, Aspen Hill, MD 20906
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