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Fire alarm caused by hair dryer smokeAnsonia CT

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Woodlawn Ave building 8 unit 73, Ansonia, CT 06401

As discussed during the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm was triggered by smoke from a hair dryer in the bedroom of a unit near Woodlawn Avenue. Fire crews responded promptly but found no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
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04:32
Transcript:
00:00
5-3 and Sony Fire Dispatch on the air, reporting on automatic fire alarm, near Woodlawn Avenue,
00:05
building 8, unit 73.
00:07
Repeating,
00:08
if you're crazy, 78 and Sony Fire Dispatch on the air, reporting an automatic fire alarm,
00:13
it's going to be near Woodlawn Avenue,
00:17
Building 8, Unit 73 for the bedroom smoke, and that'll be for engine 3, engine 6, ladder, 7, squad 9, 16, 10 hours.
00:44
Emergency Ambulance is needed.
00:46
Priority 2[1] for the fire standby, near Woodlawn Avenue,
00:49
for the activated fire alarm, repeating.
00:51
And so on your rescue, Mr. Musilers, the Amailant is needed.
00:53
Priority 2[1], near Woodlawn Avenue, Building 8, Unit 73 for the activated fire alarm, 1611.
01:04
Responding.
01:11
1611.
01:13
Region 3, Card 23, responding.
01:24
3 responding, near Woodlawn Avenue, I'm sorry, near Woodlawn Avenue, it'll be building 8, unit 73 for the bedroom smoke.
01:49
New 6-year-spawning.
01:51
He's engine 6-0 responding at 1614.
01:56
7 responding.
02:01
Responding.
02:02
You're responding 16-15.
02:08
5-Victor 40.
02:11
40 rival, Yale.
02:16
All right.
02:25
New Victorship, please.
02:32
All right. Arrival, they're clicking.
02:46
3 you're calling.
02:53
Chair set off the alarm, no-smobile fire.
03:02
I'm sorry, I'm having the return again.
03:06
See.
03:14
I'm seeing.
03:20
106 as I've seen, you know, the hydrant inside the complex.
03:24
Okay.
03:28
I think you're 10.
03:31
Next or 10.
03:34
Next are 10.
03:37
You're canceled by ordering party.
03:42
Very shape.
03:45
Let's see.
03:50
She's Bladder 7, you're on soon.
04:23
As stated earlier,
04:24
the alarm was set off by a hair dryer.
04:27
The alarm has been on the report.
04:30
All units can clear when they have their mental equipment.
04:31
Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 2: Urgent but non-life-threatening response requiring prompt attention without full emergency measures.

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Woodlawn Ave building 8 unit 73, Ansonia, CT 06401

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