Smoke detector beeping leads to service call in Opelika, Opelika AL
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Fire responders answered a service call at a residence on Randolph Street after an elderly woman reported her smoke detector had been beeping for about an hour due to a suspected battery issue.
Audio|Heard on: Opelika Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Engine 3-148 Randolph Street.
00:07
Service call.
00:09
Engine 3. 1408 Randolph Street.
00:15
Service call.
00:21
Ladder 1 will respond to Randolph Street.
00:24
Digit 3, you can cancel.
00:27
Copy Ladder 1.
00:28
They are out of 1408, Randolph Street.
00:30
It was called by an elderly female.
00:31
She reports her smoke detector has been beeping for about an hour.
00:35
She reports no smoke or fire.
00:36
She believes the batteries need to be changed but cannot do it alone.
00:40
Ladder 1, copy.
00:41
Ladder 1 is responding to a non-emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Randolph St, Opelika, AL 36801
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