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Smoke from fireplace triggers fire alarm at homeClarkesville GA

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Near GA-197, Clarkesville, GA 30523

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a home near North Highway 197 and Old Burton Road. The homeowner had started a fire in the fireplace which caused smoke inside the house triggering the smoke alarm. Fire units confirmed there was no active fire and canceled additional engines after verifying the situation was controlled.

Audio|Source: Habersham County Emergency Services
03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 16, engine 17, respond to
00:07
(number withheld), north 197,
00:10
near Old Burton Road for a fire alarm.
00:18
Engine 17 in route.
00:21
Engine 16 in route.
00:35
Okay.
00:36
Sorry, one's back to be in response.
00:40
Please.
00:46
Agent 16, and 17, Battalion, you're responding to (number withheld), north of the state highway 197.
00:53
It's number for a fire alarm.
00:54
I have a 10-10 key holder at this time.
01:02
Engine 16, Engine 17, Battalion 1, I got a hold of a key holder.
01:05
They said they started a fire in the fireplace and there's smoking house and they cannot turn the smoke alarms off.
01:26
16.
01:29
7. 7.309. 7.309.
01:36
Hello. Hello.
01:41
441 in front of the middle school Delta Echo Pulo 8239 D.EK.
01:47
8239. It's a black sonata.
01:51
Okay.
01:58
Agent 16, this patch.
02:01
Agent 16.
02:03
Do you have a traffic that's call? I'm right for you.
02:08
I do. Battalion is also trying to reach out to you.
02:11
We spoke to the key holder.
02:12
They started a fire in the fireplace and she cannot get the smoke alarms to go off.
02:18
Battalion, go ahead with your traffic for engine 16.
02:24
16, you can cancel retirement, 17 continue.
02:33
Engine 16, are you clear on the traffic?
02:42
730s.
02:45
Here.
02:51
2.15, that's 28 out of Georgia.
02:56
Go ahead.
02:58
Bango, Delta, Romeo,
03:01
9378, CDR, 9378.
03:03
No need for impact, just attach it.
03:05
That's part of the first.
03:07
Okay.
03:20
Tender 16 in the battalion, are you advising me to cancel?
03:25
Tanger 60, he's advising you to cancel.
03:28
Ten four, into 60.
03:29
Sok's for you.

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Near GA-197, Clarkesville, GA 30523

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