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Smoke alarm at home found to be false alarm

Heard on: Ridgewood Fire Dispatch
02:58
00:00
Center to the Ridgewood Fire Department, Engine 31, Engine 35, Ladder 36, Rescue 42, Car 38.
audio iconFire & Arson
W Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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Fire crews were sent to a home on West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood for smoke and heat detector alarms reported on the first floor. The alarm company advised there was a trouble signal while someone was changing the alarm battery. Firefighters arrived to a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame single-family house with no visible smoke or fire. The scene was checked, and the incident was determined to be a false alarm related to the alarm system maintenance.

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