False alarm from outdoor smoke detector

Heard on: San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District

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

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This is going to be a possible carbon monoxide alarm called in by a neighbor, (number withheld) Harlan.

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(name withheld)'s the next neighbor and calling in for this address saying it's been going off for the past 30 to 40 min .

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They believe it's a carbon monoxide alarm specifically because it sounds different from a fire alarm and his has gone off before and sounds similar.

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(name withheld) doesn't think anybody's home but there is a car parked in front and doesn't have much more info than that.

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No smoke or flames seen.

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Thirty-four copy.

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Engine 34.

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Engine 34.

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We found a smoke alarm.

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It was outside on the table.

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Nobody's home.

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We silenced the smoke alarm.

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There's no sign of any hazard here at the house, so we're going to clear.

7/30/2026 01:19 PM

Fire

Harlan Dr, Danville, CA 94526

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, a neighbor reported a possible carbon monoxide alarm sounding for 30 to 40 minutes at a home near Harlan Drive in Danville. Firefighters arrived, found a smoke alarm left outside on a table, silenced it, found no one home, and reported no apparent hazard.