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Faulty smoke detector causes false alarm in housing complexTaylor County WI

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Taylor County, WI

Fire and medical units responded to a smoke report near 21st Avenue in a two-story multi-family housing complex in Taylor County, Wisconsin. Investigation revealed the smoke was from a faulty smoke detector. The batteries were replaced, and no fire or injuries were found. Residents were allowed to return to their apartments.

Audio|Source: Taylor County Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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near 21st Avenue,
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the 79-year-old mail post-operative.
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Telephone, I'll be announced.
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10-4[1].
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I decide.
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I decided to achieve, Mid-1.
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82, Mid-1, go ahead.
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A2MED1 is on scene.
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Two-story multi-family living complex.
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Nothing is showing at this time.
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It does not appear as though the families have evacuated yet.
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We'll be out investigating.
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Firefighter Pripnel have command.
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Any incoming at the switch two, fire down blue, please.
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That's Mark.
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1040-662.
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350.
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Yeah, built a 415, follow 350, good afternoon.
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I just batch 82 IC[2].
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82 IC[2], go ahead.
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We're going to chalk this one up to a faulty smoke detector to add batteries.
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We're replacing the batteries, family will be going back inside.
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Command will be terminated, all of 82 units will be clear and available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
[2]
IC: Incident Commander/Incident Command

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