Residential panic alarm reported, later confirmed false, Wichita KS

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 07:09 PM

Wichita, KS

Fire crews responded to a residential panic alarm near North Hedge Street. The alarm was triggered by a key fob and the smoke detector but was confirmed as a false alarm by the alarm company, so no emergency was found.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1

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Transcript:

00:00

Standoff versus the woman residents at near North Hedge Street Station 18 break, start for a party through fall, near East Rushwood Drive, Station 81.

00:14

Engine 18, Truck 5, Standoff for System-Mamara Residence at near North Hedge Street, near North Hedge Street.

00:22

For System-Laminer residents, engine 18, truck 5, you're about pages 5951.

00:26

Go ahead and standoff on arrival.

00:27

It's also coming in as a panic alarm break.

00:30

Engine 81, start for Pride 3 Fall, near East Rushwood Drive, near East Rushwood Drive for a Privy 3 fall.

00:38

Agent 81, Your Mount Pages, 59, 36.

00:44

We're making contact.

00:51

Copy that, Truck 81.

00:58

Offs 2, Engine 18 and Truck 5, in route for the system alarm on a resident at near North Hedgstree Street.

01:07

The advice this came in as a residential panic alarm, but it is from the key fob and they press the smoke detector alarm.

01:17

So we're asking you guys to go ahead and stand off and arrival, please stand off and arrival.

01:23

Agent 18 copies.

01:24

We have BD in route.

01:27

Negative. The call is open and it has been broadcast.

01:31

We're just waiting for available units.

01:32

Oh, engine 18.

01:36

Engine 18. Yeah,

01:39

showed us available.

01:41

Are we still in reach of us call on that street?

01:46

Negative. Call taker accidentally cleared your call out, which removed you from it, but then we got a call from the alarm company wanting to cancel.

01:55

They gave the correct code for the holdup and for the system alarm.

01:59

So engine 18, truck five, showing you available false alarm.

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