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False alarm for smoke detector on River RoadCumberland County NC

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River Rd, Cape Fear, NC

As discussed during the dispatch call, a smoke alarm sounded on River Road, but firefighters found no fire. The alarm was set off accidentally by drywall work.

Audio|Heard on: Hoke NC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Calls and reference correction.
00:01
Call came in from an alarm monitor.
00:03
They advised smoke detector in hallway.
00:07
No further.
00:08
All right. Colonel, you just go to near River Road in route.
00:11
Correct.
00:12
Carmen, I have to 2.2 being in route.
00:14
Correct.
00:15
1015 and 41.
00:16
Correct, 1541.
00:18
Tell me, you just trade 332 in route.
00:43
on River Road Command.
00:45
River Road Command.
00:46
New Forest Service location, please.
00:48
Correct. Cumberland, 332.
00:50
Can you advise what you're in route to?
00:53
We got report of a large brush fire on River Road.
00:57
332. That is my bad.
01:01
I was trying to put 132 on and I put a wrong number.
01:04
I apologize.
01:06
Alright, you can show us back available.
01:08
Thank you.
01:09
FM 22, it came in the next and last house before the intersection.
01:13
Cumberland, Forestry 6 en route to River Road.
01:16
Direct, Forestry 6.
01:17
Carmen, you can show FM 22 on scene, have a single-story residential structure, nothing showing from the A-side.
01:24
FM-22L command this time.
01:26
Correct.
01:27
Terminalin 16-41 is on-San River Road.
01:30
Correct.
01:31
Chairman 16-21 is on-1-Same River, right? Right.
01:34
FM 22, Carmen.
01:35
FM 22.
01:37
Carmen, everything's ten for this location.
01:39
Some gentlemen are going some sheetrock, work inside, set the alarm off.
01:42
You can cancel 2251.
01:44
We'll be on scene momentarily getting some information, and we'll be clearing.

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River Rd, Cape Fear, NC

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