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Apparent detector malfunction triggers alarm

Heard on: Southbury Fire Dispatch
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South Great Valley units respond to the activated residential (number withheld) Old Poverty Road for the unspecified smoke detector.
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Old Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT 06488
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported residential fire alarm on Old Poverty Road in Southbury. The alarm was found to be caused by a smoke detector that had detached from the ceiling and reactivated when replaced. The situation was confirmed as a detector malfunction and the call was canceled.

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