Discarded smoke detector sets off dumpster alarm

Heard on: Central Coventry Fire

01:42

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

There's no alarm sounding at the moment.

00:02

We've checked the residents right around the structure, checking the business across the street.

00:08

Nothing found.

00:10

I'll operate a 2nd around.

00:21

Rescue One reporting.

00:23

All residents in the area checked negative.

00:26

No alarm sounding at this time.

00:28

All apparatus back in service.

00:30

1804.

00:39

Coventry Fire Alarm to West Warwick Battalion One, receive out.

00:51

That's received from Coventry.

01:00

Thank you for your assistance, West Warwick 1805.

01:05

West Warwick Battalion One to Coventry.

01:11

Coventry.

01:16

Yeah, we located that alarm sounding.

01:19

It's a discarded smoke detector in the dumpster of the apartments that are in the rear of (number withheld) Tioga Avenue.

01:31

Apartment complex back there.

01:33

It's in the dumpster.

01:38

Your message received, sir.

01:40

Thank you.

01:41

1812.

8/3/2026 03:04 PM

Fire

Tiogue Ave, Coventry, RI 02816

Discarded smoke detector sets off dumpster alarm

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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 investigated a possible fire alarm near Tiogue Avenue in Coventry. After checking nearby homes and a business with no alarms sounding, responders later found the source to be a discarded smoke detector ringing in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. Units then cleared the scene and returned to service.

Discarded smoke detector sets off dumpster alarm

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