Laundry room dryer causes false fire alarm

Heard on: Polk County FL Fire-Tac

01:42

00:00

In route, alarm (number withheld) Phoenix Highway North, 23 after.

00:06

Matter was responding.

00:11

Responding, 23 after.

00:14

In route, 23 after.

00:16

Engine 36, dispatch.

00:19

Engine 36.

00:21

Both units, patient contact.

00:24

Both units, patient contact, select tech 7.

00:28

Engine 36, dispatch.

00:31

Engine 36.

00:34

Under control.

00:36

Under control, select tech 7.

00:40

Squad 21, level one.

00:43

Level one, 30.

00:47

Ladder one of that, so.

00:50

This

00:54

is going to be a false alarm due to an overloaded washing machine.

00:59

You can show ladder one under control.

01:01

You can cancel spot 21 .

01:07

Copy, confirming false alarm.

01:10

Did we actually have any kind of smoke in the structure?

01:15

Just a light haze located in the laundry room.

01:19

Again, we confirmed the dryer was overloaded and it's overheated.

01:25

Personnel will take.

01:29

I copy.

01:31

Battalion 7, dispatch, you can terminate squad 21, show me complete.

01:36

(name withheld), please break.

01:37

Squad 21, do you copy?

01:40

21, copy. I will be showing complete.

2026-11-07 05:23 UTC

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N Scenic Hwy, Babson Park, FL 33827

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Laundry room dryer causes false fire alarm

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