False commercial fire alarm at Piedmont Avenue

Heard on: Alameda CA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine three and truck five, respond to commercial fire alarm, at (number withheld) Piedmont Avenue, Chi Omega, cross streets are Hayes Street, Piedmont Circle and Channing Way.

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Engine three, truck five, we advise RP is calling back advising proper code was received, false alarm.

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Engine three, we copy that.

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You can cancel truck five, engine three will roll through.

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Copy, truck five, I'll stay available.

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We're going engine three is on scene.

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Three-story fraternity, nothing showing from the street.

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No alarm is sounding, we'll be investigating.

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Copy, engine three on scene of a three-story fraternity, nothing showing, no alarm sounding, investigating.

6/27/2026 10:16 AM

Fire & Arson

Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

False commercial fire alarm at Piedmont Avenue

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported commercial fire alarm at a fraternity near Piedmont Avenue in Berkeley. The reporting party later advised that a proper code was received and it appeared to be a false alarm. One engine continued to the three‑story fraternity to confirm, with nothing showing from the street and no alarm sounding on arrival.

False commercial fire alarm at Piedmont Avenue

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