Accidental fire alarm at jail on Merritt Rd, Chardon OH
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Munson and nearby departments responded to an active fire alarm at the county jail near Merritt Road. The alarm was later determined to be accidental, caused by maintenance work on the facility’s water lines that unintentionally triggered the system.
Audio|Heard on: Geauga County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
We have a fire alarm going off in the jail, unknown cause.
00:03
He's paging you out.
00:09
Copy.
00:19
Township of Munson Fire Department, you are needed to investigate a fire alarm at the jail near Merritt Rd.
00:25
Near Merritt Rd.
00:27
Fire alarm going off, unknown cause.
00:29
(number withheld) clear (number withheld).
00:35
(number withheld) en route.
00:43
Twenty-eight hundred months in fire.
00:48
Go ahead.
00:50
I did not tone your auto aid.
00:52
Do you want them paged?
00:56
Yes, please.
00:58
And have Burton and Newbury respond to the jail.
01:06
Have Burton and Newbury Fire on our end channel.
01:14
Correct. Can you switch (number withheld) to?
01:22
We're in process, correct.
01:39
Central Department page, respond automatic aid to the jail near Merritt Rd for a fire alarm off.
01:48
(number withheld) clear at (number withheld).
01:55
Twenty-eight hundred months in fire.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:03
Jail's advising it was accidental.
02:05
They were working on water lines and didn't realize when they turned them back on that it would set the alarm off.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Merritt Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
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