False alarm from smoke detector battery change

Heard on: Fairfield CT Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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(number withheld) Wisteria, coming in as zone nine, bedroom smoke, waiting contact.

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Car one copy.

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304, K.

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Trumbull, Nichols One on scene.

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Two-story colonial.

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One car.

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Nothing showing.

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Establishing command, be out investigating.

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Received, Nichols One on scene at two-story colonial, one car in the driveway, nothing showing.

00:28

Establishing command, they'll be investigating.

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So 103.

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Truck 304 is arriving.

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Roger.

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Hold on.

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All right, alarm was set off, low battery.

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Went to change it, set the alarm off.

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Going to control, return companies.

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Rescue, the alarm was set off due to a low battery while they were changing.

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You're under control.

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We're turning all companies to one or seven.

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Control command terminated.

9/6/2026 09:59 PM

Fire

Wisteria Dr, Trumbull, CT 06611

False alarm from smoke detector battery change

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported bedroom smoke alarm at a two-story home on Wisteria Drive in Trumbull. They found no visible fire and determined the alarm was apparently activated while changing a low battery. The situation was placed under control and responding units were released.

False alarm from smoke detector battery change

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