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False fire alarm at residential home during battery changeDane County WI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Church St, Pleasant Springs, WI

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a two-story residential home for a fire alarm. The alarm was triggered accidentally during a battery change in the smoke detector. No fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Dane County Fire, Sun Prairie Police and Fire
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01:7
Transcript:
00:00
Church Grove, Car 1.
00:02
Car 1. Car 1 is on location, two-story, single-family residential.
00:07
Nothing showing at this time.
00:09
Fire 1 will have command.
00:12
Copy, two-story, single-family residential, nothing's showing.
00:16
Three-one.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:29
Sorry, I'm 23 on that suspicious person.
00:33
I don't know if it's active right now, so if you could give the 17 to 21, she'll give you more details about it.
00:38
I was going to have you start with a 21.
00:42
Pay from, yeah, the vehicle's an occupied.
00:44
I'll give her to one.
00:46
Of course.
00:51
Go one.
00:52
Dr. One.
00:53
Dr. Grove. One.
00:56
He was changing the batteries in the detector, which set it off and called ADT.
01:02
He said there's no need for fire at this time.
01:05
All units are going to clear and return.

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Church St, Pleasant Springs, WI

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