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False fire alarm at auto auction due to belt issue, Caledonia WI

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/5/2025 11:19 AM

Caledonia, WI

A fire alarm at Manheim Auto Auction near 27th Street activated the smoke detectors. It was later found to be a false alarm caused by a belt problem.

Audio|Heard on: Walworth County Sheriff and EMS, Racine County Fire / EMS - West of I-94

Listen to dispatch call

01:38

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Raymond, Union Grove, and Kansasville, got a fire alarm at Manheim Auto Auction, near 27th Street.

00:05

You did a detailed shop building to smoke detectors and to fire alarm.

00:11

Attention,

00:12

Raymond,

00:13

Union Grove, and Kansasville, response for a fire alarm.

00:16

Manheim Auto Auction,

00:18

near 27th Street, the detailed shop building, two smoke detectors,

00:19

to fire alarms, called by alarm company.

00:33

Dispatching your girl face.

00:36

Go ahead, you go ahead and go back.

00:38

Just by meeting your girl face, copy the call.

00:40

We'll stand by remaining quarters for him and advice.

00:45

Come in your group.

00:47

Go ahead and go.

00:52

131 in home?

00:55

What's 311?

00:58

Sorry, this bad, canceled by,

01:00

right? Canceled.

01:03

Cancel you stay in as well?

01:05

Copy. Hey in there.

01:08

Go-out.

01:14

431 from this session.

01:18

Got hold of security there.

01:21

They are saying that there's no problems.

01:24

The additional do they want us to come investigate?

01:31

They do not.

01:32

I guess it was triggered by a belt issue.

01:35

I don't believe they need anybody unless you want to go for your protocol.

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