False fire alarm at warehouse on Hickory St, Menomonee Falls WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 06:47 AM

Hickory St, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a warehouse on Hickory Street. Upon arrival, they found no evacuation was needed. The alarm was caused by a faulty detector in the restroom. All units were cleared to return to service.

Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 29. Pre-alert fire alarm, (number withheld) Higray Street, between Forest Grove Drive and Dead End.

00:08

Total appearance.

00:09

Milwaukee Fire Zone 5, timeout, 0849.

00:31

Battalion 30, Truck 28, Charlie Fire alarm, (number withheld), Tigray Street, between Forest Grove Drive and Dead End. Total appearance, Milwaukee Fire Zone 5, timeout, 0850.

00:51

30 engine 29 truck 28, you're responding to (number withheld), Hickory Street, the total appearance.

00:58

It will be for a fire alarm called in by the alarm company.

01:02

They described it as a zone 993 with no further description for a general fire alarm.

01:10

Battalion 30, message received.

01:13

I'm pulling up at a scene.

01:16

Message, battalion 30, arriving.

01:18

Good, service, me.

01:20

Mass received, 928, I service.

01:24

Yeah, Battalion 30, I'm on scene warehouse business with strobes going on outside.

01:32

No evacuation.

01:35

I'll be command working out of Red.

01:38

I'll be in the investigation mode.

01:45

Master C, Battalion 30, strobes on the outside of the building working on Channel Red.

01:50

You're in command and out investigating.

01:57

Dispatch T.A.

01:58

Command?

01:59

Good.

02:04

False alarm, bad detector in the restroom.

02:08

We can have all units return.

02:11

Yes, Ms. Receive. False alarm, bad detector in the restroom, all units can return.

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Hickory St, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

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