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False fire and carbon monoxide alarm near Windsor MossEllicott City MD

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Windsor Moss, Ellicott City, MD 21042

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and carbon monoxide alarms sounded near Windsor Moss, but fire crews were dispatched to a false alarm with no actual emergency.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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01:59
Transcript:
00:00
1331 Respond, near Windsor Moss for the fire alarm.
00:04
After 2917.
00:05
Charlie 3-2.
00:07
3-2. 3-2.
00:09
Property damage only, which is all here is squared today in our Bill 7.
00:21
Howard to Tower 10, Portable Bravo, Signal 2.
00:25
Tower 2, Tower 2, Portable Bravo, Signal 2, Alpha 2.
00:29
1-Daker 5-1 for a residential alarm.
00:32
Tower to Tower 10, Signal 2.
00:35
Bigger problem.
00:37
Howard to Tower 10.
00:44
NB- near Windsor Moss.
00:47
We started the fire department as well.
00:50
The alarm company said that it was a residential burglar alarm,
00:53
also a carbon monoxide alarm.
00:55
I'm trying to clarify if it was a fire department call, they stressed that it was also a burglar alarm.
01:03
No work.
01:07
Tower 10 and Howard on Alpha 2, accidental?
01:10
Can you advise where it came from?
01:13
Bigger 5-1.
01:14
Bigger 5-1.
01:16
That's right, Tower 10, portable B, Bravo.
01:19
Got it. Accidental 3.6.20 should be reset.
01:25
I have a call in the lobby to return some lost items.
01:29
Can you put that back in pending and I'll attach myself when I clear?
01:34
That's correct.
01:35
That's right.
01:38
Forman maker 3-1.
01:39
I'll pick up that alarm.
01:41
Actually, 5-1-3-1, you can disregard.
01:43
We just got a call from the alarm company back to cancel.
01:46
Engine 3-1, you're responding to near Windsor Moss near Homeland Way.
01:51
It's for a carbon monoxide detector alarm.
01:55
We've spoken with a keyholder at the false alarm.
01:59
And quarter.

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Location mentioned:
Windsor Moss, Ellicott City, MD 21042

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