Fire alarm activation on South Franklin Street

Heard on: Nassau County Fire - East

01:14

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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Between South Franklin Street and St. Regis Place, Engine 5 is the responding (number withheld) (number withheld).

00:11

950, flame you on there.

00:13

P-O-T-E-C activation, no aided.

00:15

Your location number (number withheld) still be arranged.

00:18

That's bus streets Old Country Road and Monix Road.

00:21

Map location C4 and 5.

00:30

22.

00:42

You

00:52

Five to five.

00:55

I had (number withheld) .

00:59

Resident changed the batteries, no condition.

01:02

Signal 13[1] .

01:05

All apparatus, signal 13 .

01:09

All apparatus signal 13 .

01:10

Authority of Captain White (number withheld) KBW 814 .

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Signal 13: Request for urgent assistance or cancellation of previous alert.

5/8/2026 06:22 PM

Fire & Arson

S Franklin St, Hempstead, NY 11550

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to an apparent fire alarm activation near South Franklin Street and St. Regis Place in Hempstead. An engine operated at the location, and no injuries were reported. The alarm was determined to be a false activation after the resident changed the detector batteries.