Fire alarm caused by faulty detector at residential address, Salem NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 06:48 PM

Near Barbara Ave, Salem, NH 03079

A fire alarm was triggered at a residential address near Barbara Drive. Firefighters responded and found no signs of fire or smoke. The alarm was caused by a faulty smoke detector on the second floor.

Audio|Source: Essex and Southern Rockingham Counties Fire / EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Ainsbury Fire from Regional Respond for the fire alarm going off at near Barbara Drive.

00:06

Again, Ainsbury Fire from Regional Respond for the fire alarm going off in the building near Barbara Drive.

00:21

2-237, Terminator-Command, engine 5 return quotas.

00:27

Received, engine 5 returning.

00:30

Okay,

00:33

sorry.

00:37

You weren't able to get into the lockbox, correct? He just called me with the coat in the lockbox.

00:50

We'll give you a landline for that number.

00:55

Okay.

01:02

Received Engine 1 on responding for the fire alarm going off near Barbara Drive, cross street of Unicorn Circle.

01:14

Closest hydrants needed are near Barbara Drive.

01:19

Be advised,

01:21

the caller on scene says there is no smell of smoke and doesn't think there's really a fire.

01:25

Heading for unseen.

01:29

Receive.

01:33

There's a small residential structure.

01:39

It's nothing showing by to the last man.

01:44

Received on-scene, small residential structure,

01:49

nothing showing.

02:00

Let's wait out.

02:03

We have it.

02:05

Preach the videos done.

02:09

Guard one.

02:14

Okay, he'll probably ask.

02:15

You found no problem there at all?

02:21

Basement detector and no apparent reason.

02:25

Okay, thank you. We'll give him a call.

02:30

Another one, engine one quarters.

02:33

Later one in engine one in quarter.

02:41

400 engine fours to be clear back in service, faulty detector second one.

02:47

Engine four, you're back.

02:49

Being clear and in service.

02:50

That was a faulty detector on the second floor.

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Near Barbara Ave, Salem, NH 03079

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