False alarm on Buttonball Rd caused by shower steam, Old Lyme CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Old Lyme responded to a smoke detector activation near Buttonball Rd. Upon investigation, it was determined that the alarm was caused by steam from a shower, and the situation was cleared without incident.
Audio|Heard on: New London CT Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Any Old Lyme unit on the air?
00:03
Valley Shore Chief 383 responding.
00:08
383 en route.
00:10
Chief came in as a 2nd floor smoke detector.
00:14
(name withheld) residence.
00:17
Received, 2nd floor smoke.
00:20
Alarm company now reporting update of steam from the shower.
00:24
Roger that, confirm person.
00:27
Valley Shore Chief 38 responding.
00:31
Chief 38, Roger.
00:33
Valley Shore Engine Three is responding.
00:36
Engine Three responding near Buttonball Rd across from Cedar Hollow and Mile Creek.
00:43
Valley Shore Two Thirty Eight on scene, three-story wood frame residential, nothing showing.
00:49
Two Thirty Eight on scene, three-story, nothing showing, investigating.
00:54
Engine Three, you can hold on the road for now.
01:00
Engine three is on scene.
01:04
Sergeant, engine three.
01:06
(name withheld) for chief 32 staging.
01:09
Chief 38 need anything?
01:10
I'm on scene.
01:13
Roger, I seen stage.
01:15
Chief 38, village hall.
01:18
Chief 38.
01:21
Confirming steam from a shower.
01:23
Homeowners reset the alarm and cleared it with the alarm company.
01:26
Old Lyme fire will take an all clear.
01:29
(name withheld) confirming steam from the shower.
01:32
Alarm was reset by the homeowner.
01:35
All clear at (number withheld).
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Buttonball Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371
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