False fire alarm at North County Middle School

Heard on: Monterey County Fire Dispatch - Command 31

01:12

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

00:00

North County Fire Station One, fire alarm for a school at North County Middle.

00:08

Engine 5211, respond to fire alarm for a resident.

00:12

Correction, from a school, (number withheld) Seymour at North County Middle.

00:17

Cross with Mead and Cooper, map page one.

00:19

Time now is 1428.

00:25

Engine 5211, copy response.

00:27

This is a general fire alarm, smoke detector, 1st floor, and the men's bathroom.

00:32

Hold on my 1st one.

00:35

Engine 5211, copy.

00:41

Fire call, engine 5211 has seen the larger educational facility.

00:47

Nothing showing from the outside.

00:49

We got staff waiting outside.

00:51

We'll be out investigating.

00:53

Captain 5211, reporting conditions.

00:58

Go for it.

01:04

Negative fire, negative smoke.

01:06

Appears to be accidental activation.

01:08

We're in the process of resetting the alarm.

01:11

We can be available.

8/12/2026 02:28 PM

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Seymour St, Castroville, CA 95012

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a middle school near Seymour Street in Castroville. A smoke detector in a first-floor restroom apparently activated accidentally, and firefighters found no fire or smoke before resetting the alarm.

False fire alarm at North County Middle School

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