False fire alarm at nursing home due to faulty detector, Lafayette IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 07:44 AM

Near Windy Hill Dr, Lafayette, IN 47905

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at a nursing home near Windy Hill Drive. No fire was found. The alarm was caused by a faulty smoke detector. The situation was resolved with no incident.

Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Fire

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Attentional houses.

00:01

Squad 2, Quint 7, Engine 8, Wada 3.

00:04

Activated fire alarm at Majestic Care, near Windy Hill Drive.

00:09

Squad 2, Quint 7, Engine 8, Wada 3, stay by for dispatch.

00:20

Squad 2, Quint 7, Engine 8, Ladder 3, activated fire alarm at Majestic Care, near Windy Hill Drive.

00:28

Squad 2, Quint 7, Engine 8, Ladder 3, respond on Channel 2, 10.mount 1046.

00:38

This,

00:41

Vice, come in?

00:43

Okay,

00:46

7, Ralph.

00:51

All units will be clear of 416 North Chauncey in service accidental activation.

00:57

Good seven.

00:58

Dispatch, spot two is around.

01:02

Thank you, sir.

01:07

Ladder three is around.

01:10

Dispatch, Bucon 14.

01:12

Go ahead.

01:15

We're clear that last incident, all units will be back on.

01:18

Purdue dispatch.

01:19

Good 14.

01:24

Engine eight, girl.

01:28

Engine eight.

01:34

Quint seven's arriving.

01:36

We have a large nursing home facility.

01:38

Nothing visible from the Alphoside.

01:41

Quint will be investigating.

01:43

I do see the notes possible faulty sensor.

01:46

Clear. No further.

01:52

Lockett, Quint seven.

01:55

Quint seven.

02:00

You can just regard Ladder 3 and Squad 2, keep Engine 8 en route for now, please, until we're done investigating.

02:08

Clear.

02:10

Clear. Squad 3 and Squad 2, you can signal 12.

02:17

It's already quint 7.

02:20

Ladder 3 is clear and available.

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