False fire alarm from chirping smoke detector

Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS

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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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Two thirty-one, 204 , (number withheld) Green Tree Drive, fire alarm.

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Cross street off of Woodlawn Drive.

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Ops to time out 20 twenty-one.

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Two thirty-one en route, clear 204 .

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Two thirty-one, en route.

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Two hundred and four, clear.

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Twenty twenty-three.

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Two thirty-one, twenty-two.

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Caller advising that they attempted to fix their smoke detector.

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There is no smoke or fire.

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However, the alarm won't stop chirping.

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It's going to be in the hallway.

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One's on scene.

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Single story residential structure, nothing showing from the exterior.

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We'll be out investigating.

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Copy that. Anyone on scene? Single story structure, nothing showing from the exterior.

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Out investigating.

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2028.

9/6/2026 05:18 PM

Fire

Greentree Dr, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm at a home near Green Tree Drive in Hillsborough. The caller said they tried to fix a smoke detector and the alarm would not stop chirping in the hallway. Crews arrived at a single-story residence with no visible smoke or fire and investigated the situation.