False fire alarm at AutoZone on Granite Street

Heard on: Westerly & Chariho Area Fire Departments

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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.

00:00

Westerly dispatch, attention Westerly Fire Department.

00:02

Responding to AutoZone, (number withheld) Granite Street.

00:06

Alarm company reporting a back door pull station activation.

00:10

The Westerly Fire Department to (number withheld) Granite Street, the AutoZone.

00:14

A fire alarm activation.

00:16

0905, your time out.

00:24

Engine three to one, they just said they're responding to AutoZone fire alarm activation.

00:32

Received engine three.

00:33

Additional call back from the alarm company reports a worker on scene forgot to put the system on test.

00:47

31 is responding AutoZone.

00:49

Units under caution, engine 3, 31 to handle.

00:56

Roger, on the orders of car 31, 31 engine 3 to handle under caution, 0907.

01:07

31's on the scene.

01:11

Roger, 31.

8/24/2026 06:05 AM

Fire

Granite St, Westerly, RI 02891

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 fire alarm activation at an AutoZone store near Granite Street in Westerly. The alarm company later reported that a worker on scene had forgotten to place the system in test mode, and the call was handled under caution as a possible false alarm.