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False residential fire alarm on Wilder Road, Chardon OH

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audio iconFire & Arson
Wilder Rd, Chardon, OH 44024

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire department responded to a residential fire alarm near Wilder Road reporting hallway smoke. The homeowner called to cancel the response but was told only the alarm company can cancel. The alarm company had not called, so the fire response continued despite homeowner's objections.

Audio|Heard on: Geauga County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Chardon for a fire alarm.
00:07
Then Chardon fire.
00:08
Fires needed near Wilder Road.
00:11
Near Wilder Road for a residential fire alarm showing Zone 13 hallway smoke.
00:17
To want to clear, 2025.
00:24
Copy.
00:30
20-2030.
00:32
Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:36
I have a FD en route to a fire alarm on Wilder Road.
00:39
The homeowner has called us twice, once on 911.
00:42
Disregard the FD, he's irate and does not want anybody responding to his house.
00:48
Copy all the in route.
00:50
Sure.
00:56
3302.20.
00:58
3302. 3302.
01:01
I'm reading that our response is not requested to this address.
01:05
Is that correct?
01:07
The homeowner called in, we advised him.
01:09
He would have to call his alarm company in order to cancel.
01:12
It was very irate, we advise him.
01:14
You'd still be going until the alarm company calls.
01:16
And we've got to be coming with you guys as well.

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Location mentioned:
Wilder Rd, Chardon, OH 44024

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