False fire alarm at unoccupied house in Merrimack, Merrimack NH
Fire crews responded to a triggered smoke detector alarm at an unoccupied house near Paisley in Merrimack. The smoke detector had been thrown into the yard. The house appeared abandoned. Firefighters disabled and disposed of the smoke detector and found no signs of fire or occupancy.
Audio|Source: Merrimack Fire
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
The file engine two.
00:04
Answer, engine two.
00:09
We're responding near Paisley.
00:13
Engine two, you're responding,
00:15
3.50.
00:19
Angel, on a fire alarm, we're responding. Engine 1, you're responding, 3.50.
00:30
Fireland news is responding. It was called in by the neighbor. He's unsure if anybody is in the house currently.
00:57
All right, into two.
01:02
Answering into two.
01:04
I'm seeing. Two and a half story with frame residential.
01:11
Nothing charged in the exterior.
01:13
We'll be investigating as a 12th command.
01:15
And so you're on scene, two and a half story with frame,
01:24
ULF command 319.
01:27
File on engine two.
01:31
Answering engine two.
01:38
Looks like the house is unoccupied.
01:41
The alarm sounding is a smoke detector that was thrown in the middle of the yard.
01:48
One push to call into control.
01:52
Hold engine two just to verify there's nothing more on the side.
02:01
Received, houses unoccupied,
02:04
smoke detector thrown in the yard.
02:08
Holding engine two, 321.
02:17
Answering engine two.
02:22
Smoke detect has been disabled and disposed of.
02:26
We can't determine if there's anybody inside the house looks like it's abandoned.
02:30
We're clearing service.
02:35
Received engine two, clearing and service.
02:40
Smoke alarm's been disabled.
02:43
324.
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Merrimack, NH
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