Smoke alarm triggers accidental fire call, Wayne County MI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a 911 open line reporting a smoke alarm near Jefferson Drive in Plymouth Township. The smoke detector was triggered by smoke from a closed fireplace flue. The call was later confirmed to be accidental, and all fire units were canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Wayne MI Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Fire, open line.
00:02
Smoke detector sounds like it is going off in the background.
00:06
For near Jefferson Dr.
00:08
Page, ladder three, rescue three.
00:17
Ladder three acknowledged responding from station one.
00:21
Ladder three acknowledges responding from station (number withheld).
00:25
Dispatch to ladder three.
00:28
Dispatch two, ladder three.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:32
Just advising since we've been on this open line the smoke detector did just recently go off.
00:38
We still have not had any voice contact with a caller.
00:42
Message received, thank you.
00:44
And ladder three, we do have PD en route.
00:47
Thank you, dispatch.
00:50
Ladder, personnel (number withheld).
00:54
Dispatch, ladder three.
00:57
Ladder three?
01:00
Dispatch, I'm just looking for clarification on this call.
01:02
Was this a medical alarm that went off? Did you hear a smoke detector in the background or was this from a security company?
01:12
Well, ladder three, this is an open line emergency call.
01:14
No one was responding.
01:16
There was beeping going off in the background that sounded like a smoke detector.
01:22
Right now, everything seems to have caught up.
01:25
Ladder three copies, thank you so much.
01:28
And ladder three, you can disregard.
01:31
Made contact with this caller, said there was an alarm going off.
01:35
There was a flue that was closed in the fireplace.
01:37
They've reopened it.
01:42
Dispatch, ladder three copies, we are good to cancel, correct?
01:48
Yes, sir. You're good to cancel.
01:49
The caller didn't mean to call.
01:50
There was an alarm going off because of the flue in the fireplace, but it was an accidental call.
01:58
Perfect, thank you. Ladder three's clear.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Jefferson Dr, Plymouth Township, MI 48170
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