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False fire alarm caused by discarded smoke detectorsGriswold CT

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James Ave, Griswold, CT 06351

A fire alarm was reported in a neighborhood near James Avenue, Griswold, CT. Emergency responders investigated and found that the alarm was caused by smoke detectors that had been discarded in a dumpster near the area, not by an actual fire.

Audio|Source: QVEC Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm going off at a neighbor's but isn't sure what house is coming from.
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Receive.
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Mental Sexmatic Cardiac Arrest, CPR in progress 59 Harrington Court, Room 202A.
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On the middle section, cardiac arrest, CPR, CPR in progress 59, Harrington Court.
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CPR in progress 59 Harrington Court.
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Q BAMBAMO in 528 responding.
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On 528 responding.
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Two-hundred-120 respondent.
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128 response.
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295, responding from Portland.
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Regiment across the hearing support.
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By the crime response.
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Give your search 228 from out near to court.
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2.28, it's funny.
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Gave amounted to 5-120 and out soon.
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All right, 28 arrival.
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Major 1-28-orrave-2nd. 2nd128 arrival.
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2nd-1-28 arrival.
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CEMO 528 working code.
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Slide 28 reporting a working code, 10.O.
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QVET-155 responding.
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Cuvius Service 155 responding.
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Service 155.
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Service 155.
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The clock was started by email ambulance 520.
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QVEC 253 in the area on Loretta Avenue.
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In the area.
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AT253, excuse me.
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We're trying to locate the house.
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There's a bundle of them where alarms going off on one of them, all conjugated together.
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253 check in the neighborhood.
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UV ammo 526 returning.
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526 available.
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Service 15555 in the area.
03:38
Service 155 in the area. Service 155 in the area.
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EG 2502 appears it might be a smoke detector that was thrown away in a dumpster.
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Received.
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Possibly a smoke detector in a dumpster.
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The UVG-155, car 155 in the area.
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Investigating James.
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155 in the engine investigating near James Avenue areas.
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E.
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T. 253 to car 155.
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Come down to the end of Loretta.
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You'll see us there.
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There's some smoke detectors in a dumpster.
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Received, you're at the end of Loretta.
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EG-253 to QB.
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We can go under control.
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We've located the, there's like six smoke detector or somebody thrown away.
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Received. Please smash her.
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Under control for Grizzling and Voluntin at 1014.

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James Ave, Griswold, CT 06351

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