Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm call

Heard on: Luzerne PA Fire-Tac Group Calls

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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.

00:00

County 127, we're being routed to (number withheld) Church.

00:07

F4, you're responding at 1705.

00:10

A call came from inside the residence with a smoke alarm going off intermittently.

00:17

You can have the other units come in and do a search.

00:23

For all of the units at reduced rate at 1705.

00:28

Yeah, 1705, we'll be out.

00:29

We copy.

00:31

1705.

00:36

149, Engine 1, Luzerne County.

00:40

Engine 1.

00:42

We're en route, we copy.

00:44

What's up, 10-6?

00:48

149, there's a plug in front of (number withheld) Church.

00:52

10-6, stand by there.

00:55

Copy.

00:58

10-6, 127 is arriving.

01:02

1707.

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10-6, 10-4, 10-6, we're going to be arriving.

01:06

10-6, 10-4, 10-6, we're going to stand by at (number withheld) Church.

01:10

Okay.

01:14

127 to 149 and 154 engine, you guys can return.

01:18

Faulty detector.

8/13/2026 02:05 PM

Fire

Church St, Kingston, PA 18704

Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm call

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a residence near Church St after a caller reported a smoke alarm repeatedly sounding. Crews checked the area and it appears the issue was a faulty smoke detector, and other responding units were released.

Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm call

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