False fire alarm caused by faulty detector at duplex, Fishers IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/24/2025 02:20 PM

S Bay Dr, Fishers, IN 46250

Fire department responded to a high life hazard alarm at a duplex near C4thway. Upon arrival, no fire or danger was found. Investigation showed the alarm was false, triggered by a faulty detector. All units were cleared and returned to service.

Audio|Source: Hamilton County Fire & EMS

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Ladder, 384, engine 381, engine 382, battalion 308, safety 308, high-life hazard alarm, near C4thway, cross-off, arrow drive, and Medwell Bay Road, near Charles, timeout,

00:18

(number withheld)

00:23

Control engine 383.

00:26

Engine 383.

00:30

Can you disregard engine 382 and put us on that run?

00:39

Clear.

00:42

Engine 382, do you copy? You can disregard engine 3.3 is going to take the run.

00:50

Companies are route to near C4thway, switch off-301.

00:55

Company is in route to near C4thway, switch to ops 301.

00:58

Trunk, Battalion 308.

01:01

Battalion 3-08.

01:05

On scene,

01:07

single-story duplex, nothing showing.

01:10

Established command.

01:11

We'll be investigating.

01:14

Claire, on-scene, single-story duplex, nothing showing, establishing command. We'll be investigating, (number withheld).

01:21

Ingen 3801, on scene, first engine.

01:24

Engine 3801.

01:30

384 on the street first curve Latter's 34

01:38

183 to stay level 1 level 1 stage

01:45

801 807

01:50

801 701 Yeah,

01:54

go ahead

01:57

Here's this be a faulty detector.

02:00

Okay, we're clear.

02:02

Control Battalion 308.

02:04

Battalion 308.

02:06

Be a false alarm, faulty detector.

02:09

All companies are going to return battalion 8s in service.

02:13

You can release the office channel,

02:17

terminate command.

02:18

Clear releasing the opposite operator, terminating command for fault detector.

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