Smoke alarm activation at hotel causes false alarm, Pocomoke City MD
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Fire & ArsonA smoke alarm was activated at the Best Western hotel near Newtown Boulevard. An employee reported it was a false alarm caused by cleaning. Fire units were dispatched but the response was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester County Fire and EMS, State Police and Highway
Listen to dispatch call
03:41
Transcript:
00:00
Local Box 100,
00:02
smoke alarm activation,
00:05
Best Western, near Newtown Boulevard, engine 182, paramedic-1-1 respond fireport.
00:14
West 1-2, responding to near Newtown Boulevard, across Street of Old Snow Hill Road, Best Western rate, smoke detector activation,
00:25
zone 002.
00:32
4 is on a scene in the area.
00:35
Is there any specific area in this complex?
00:43
February 4 arriving 11.2.
00:44
Yes, that's correct.
00:45
He said in front of the faux char,
00:48
restaurant, I believe.
00:52
Okay, thank you.
01:01
Measure 4 arriving 11.2.
01:04
Razzle straight down on your left.
01:08
I got it.
01:13
Local X,
01:15
smoke detector alarm activation, Best Western,
01:18
near Newtown Boulevard, Engine 102,
01:21
Respond, Fireport.
01:27
Mission contact, 11.23.
01:35
I just had an employee call in and they're attempting to cancel, they advised false alarm your discretion.
01:42
I do know that we were out there yesterday for the same thing.
01:50
We'll get out and make contact and revise one more reason.
01:55
Copy.
02:01
Police will probably want to deal with us, though, they're using the furniture from the restaurant.
02:08
Correct.
02:23
Level X100, smoke detector alarm activation, Best Western, near Newtown Boulevard, Engine 182, Response Check, Respond Fireport.
02:37
Engine 102 is responding with four.
02:41
Happy, NJ-1-2.
02:42
We're signing the Best Western Plus- near Newtown Boulevard, cross-roof Old Snow Hill Road,
02:47
activation area,
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002,
02:51
smoke detector.
02:52
We did have an employee call in and attempt to cancel, advising false alarm.
03:00
Amyless 1-2 to Inger 102.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:09
Back with the employee, she stated that the smoke alarm went off as they were cleaning it and has a false activation respond however you want.
03:20
Employee on scene will cancel our response.
03:30
Copy engine one or two.
03:36
NJ12 is back on station.
03:40
Copy into one or two.
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Location mentioned:
Newtown Blvd, Pocomoke City, MD 21851
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