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False fire alarm at commercial property on highway 20, Nevada City CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/4/2025 01:44 PM

CA-20, Nevada City, CA 95959

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was reported near 5 Mile House on Highway 20 close to Scott Flat Road. Emergency units responded but later confirmed it was a false alarm and canceled their response.

Audio|Heard on: Higgins Area Fire Protection District Dispatch

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01:50

Transcript:

00:00

1584 commercial fire alarm, five mile out.

00:26

The time 8, engine 84,

00:30

engine 5, commercial fire alarm near 5 mile house, highway 20 near Scott Flat Road and Pine Flatway.

00:38

Unit standby for checkback, time out 1345.

00:56

Checkback is responding commercial fire alarm at the five mile house.

01:00

First hit a scene of five IECN.

01:02

Nivap, the county flag, Jack 2, secondary v.

01:04

22,

01:06

Tine 8,

01:07

84, engine 5.

01:08

All responding via MDB,

01:11

report of the...

01:13

Stone 1's detector.

01:15

1347.

01:24

B-B-B-B-E-B-E-B-G.

01:31

Press Valley.

01:32

For the cancellation for you know responding,

01:35

commercial fire alarm at the 5-mile house, RV, callback, false alarm, cancel, response to the tiny.

01:40

The tiny. Engine 84.

01:46

Engine 84, engine 5, returning V-MDT is canceled at 1348.

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Location mentioned:

CA-20, Nevada City, CA 95959

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