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False fire alarm triggered by detector end of life, Raritan NJ

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US-202, Raritan, NJ 08869

According to the dispatch call, responders arrived at a location near US-202 for an active fire alarm. No smoke or fire was found. The alarm was caused by a smoke detector reaching its end of life and triggering a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Middlesex County Fire and EMS - Northwest
Listen to dispatch call
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Per Patrol, active alarm, no smoke or fire?
00:07
Mechanics fit that if you saw, on location.
00:10
Please.
00:18
County Engine 291 in service near US-202 Received engine.
00:28
138 on location.
00:31
Receive engine.
00:37
Received engine Command Just advise patrols on a bell.
00:45
Recease, this is going to be an end of life alarm on this detector.
00:48
I'm going to hold with the engine that just arrived on location.
00:50
Everybody else can clear.
00:53
Richie's command holding with Unison Scene 1348.
01:00
191 arriving near US-202 nothing evident on the approach from alpha delta in bravo side 7293 will have 202 command great save on location captain has command at 1349.
01:28
Okay.
01:39
Somerset County, 22449,29, South Branch Road for a fire alarm coming from the keypad.
01:46
County repeating, 4832, respond to near South Branch Road fire alarm coming from the keypad, 1351.
01:57
from an hour command.
02:02
Go ahead.
02:05
House check with multiple meters confirmed end-of-life activation.
02:09
You can cancel BLS.
02:11
They just drove past me.
02:12
All units are clear.

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Location mentioned:
US-202, Raritan, NJ 08869

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