False fire alarm at cedar house near highway 69, Oakman AL
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at a cedar house near Highway 69 was found to be false with no smoke or flames detected. The issue was likely caused by weak smoke alarm batteries.
Audio|Heard on: Walker County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Control the open fire, spotted near Mockingbird Hill Road for a call-end fire alarm showing general smoke detector, cross streets are highway 69 and the dead end.
00:25
Control and fire, respond near Mockingbird Hill Road on a call and fire alarm showing general smoke detector cross streets highway 69 on the dead end.
00:45
Acknowledgment, receiving route near Mockingbird Hill Road on a call-in fire line showing general smoke detector at the residence here across the street to highway 69 and the dead end shows structure to be a cedar house.
01:00
Oh, one fire extra.
01:04
Go ahead, Oakman.
01:09
Control, we're all seen.
01:11
Near 280.
01:12
Mockingbird here, row.
01:16
Acknowledgment, Oakman.
01:18
Have you on, same.
01:29
Go ahead, Oakman.
01:33
Control. All lights are on inside of the residence.
01:36
No smoke or flames.
01:38
Can't get anybody to the door.
01:39
You can put us back to service.
01:42
Probably the smoke alarm batteries are going dead.
01:45
Acknowledgment open.
01:49
All lights on.
01:51
Nobody's coming to the door.
01:52
No smoke inside.
01:54
Got open fire back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Mockingbird Hill Rd, Oakman, AL 35579
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