False alarm from CO detector battery change, Germantown TN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential alarm near Cross Pike Drive in Germantown. The alarm was triggered accidentally while a homeowner was changing a battery in a carbon monoxide detector. No fire hazard was found and units returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Germantown Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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Engine 91,
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residential fire alarm.
00:04
near Cross Pike Drive, cross of Cross Ridge Drive and Cotton Cross Drive.
00:16
Engine 91, show you're responding 615.
00:23
Dispatch, Engine 91's on scene of a two-story residence, nothing showing.
00:28
We'll be out checking.
00:31
Engine 91 on scene,
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two-story residence, nothing showing, 619.
00:42
Dispatch, Engine 91.
00:47
Go ahead, Engine 91.
00:49
(name withheld) was changing a battery and the CO detector set off the alarm system.
00:54
There is no fire danger on scene.
00:56
Command terminated and Engine 91 is in service.
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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:
Cross Pike Dr, Germantown, TN 38138
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