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False apartment fire alarm due to heating maintenance, Hayward CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 10:08 AM

Tampa Ave, Hayward, CA 94544

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at an apartment near Tampa Avenue in Hayward, but responders found no fire. The alarm was caused by maintenance work on the heating system.

Audio|Heard on: Bay Area Various Public Safety

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01:17

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 2. Truck 7.

00:03

Battalion 2.

00:05

Apartment fire alarm.

00:07

Near Tampa Avenue, Hayward.

00:16

Church 7, I'm Ralph.

00:23

Our alignment, there's switching.

00:26

Top 7 and copy.

00:28

So it's full up to fine.

00:30

Air Engine 7, we're back in service.

00:32

Can I change us, (number withheld)?

00:35

(number withheld) in route.

00:37

She was delayed.

00:38

There's some subway traffic.

00:42

Engine 23.

00:44

Bravo response traffic transportation incidents.

00:48

Jordan, Rowe, and Monterey Boulevard.

00:52

(number withheld).

00:55

All copies. Just in semi-tracking.

00:57

Okay.

00:59

I copy that in Jim 7.

01:00

I'm actually landline now.

01:01

They have people doing work on the heating system there.

01:04

There's no problem.

01:05

There's no fire.

01:11

Every time, see you can see in truck seven to sign on a few ago.

01:14

Can I copy that.

01:15

Truck 7 to continue.

01:16

Other units can cancel.

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Location mentioned:

Tampa Ave, Hayward, CA 94544

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