False alarm at address near Jersey Circle, Mishawaka IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 09:11 AM

Near Jersey Cir, Mishawaka, IN 46544

Responders attended an alarm activation near Jersey Circle described as a high life hazard, but it was later confirmed to be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Mishawaka Battalion 1. Engine 1. Engine 4.

00:04

Rescue 1. Truck 1.

00:07

Alarm at address near Jersey Circle.

00:09

Alarm response.

00:10

High life hazard.

00:11

Alarm at address near Jersey Circle.

00:14

Respond on fire ground 1.12. 10 hours.

00:26

(name withheld).

00:30

I think the crews had this alarm several times yesterday.

00:34

We'll keep the response going, but just the closest unit run emergent, everybody else, not emergent.

00:42

Clear alarm several times yesterday, closest unit, run emergent, all others,

00:47

but not emergent. But not emergent.

00:53

Engine 1 is clear and run on emergency.

01:02

SouthBend engine 8.

01:04

Medic 1661.

01:06

Medic 5.

01:08

Address near Ridgedale Road.

01:10

Room number (number withheld).

01:11

Heart problems.

01:12

Priority to Delta.

01:14

Address near Ridgedale Road.

01:17

Room number (number withheld).

01:19

Trailpoint Village.

01:20

12, 12 hours.

01:26

Health and Engine 8, Medics 1661, a medic size, clear in route to address near Ridgedale Road,

01:33

Trail Point Village, Room number (number withheld), Priority 2.

01:39

For 76-year-old female having car problems, use the front door.

01:42

All right, dispatch from Battalion.

01:45

Battalion. Battalion.

01:48

Our MDT notes say false alarm[1] for address near Jersey Circle, is that correct?

01:53

That's correct. The alarm company just called in so that they wanted to cancel the false alarm[1].

01:58

Clear on that. And Joanne, can you just touch base with them?

02:03

We're clear on that. We're just pulling up now.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

false alarm: Alarm determined to be non-emergency/accidental activation

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Near Jersey Cir, Mishawaka, IN 46544

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