False fire alarms triggered by faulty detectors in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 09:03 PM

Northglen Ln, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Fire and EMS units responded to multiple residential fire alarm activations near Wellington Drive and North Glen Lane in Harrisonburg. Both were false alarms caused by faulty smoke detectors. No smoke, fire, or injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

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alarm sounding,

00:12

Wellington Drive Harrisonburg.

00:24

engine 4 and battalion 4 respond the line sounding near Wellington Drive Harrisonburg cross streets cherry book drive and old furnace road operate tack 9

00:46

Engine 4 responding.

00:48

I'm going on Wellington Drive.

00:50

Smoke checkers in the house are going off.

00:52

No smoke or fire scene.

00:53

They don't smell anything burning.

00:56

Everyone has evacuated.

00:58

Correction house is in the process of evacuated.

01:00

All right here.

01:04

No, the road, Nuffa, Nuffa, Pagan's just to me.

01:11

The phone location, Milder Road, Nive, Nive, Nive.

01:25

Alarmes sounding in the area.

01:28

near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg.

01:38

Engine 5. Respond alarm sounding in the area near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg.

01:43

near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg Cross Streets Hartstone Lane and Northfield Court operate TAC 10[1].

01:53

Moving to the command and radio, faulty detectors, battalion, foreign, gun service.

01:59

Commandant, a thousand faulty detector, behind form and gun service.

02:13

Alon sounding in the area.

02:16

near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg.

02:26

Italian 4. Respond alarm sounding in the area near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg.

02:31

near North Glen Lane Harrisonburg Cross Streets Hartstone Lane and Northfield Court operate tap 10.

Police codes explained

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

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TAC 10: Tactical radio channel 10 for incident operations

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Northglen Ln, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

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