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False fire alarm at Churchville home sparks urgent responseChurchville MD

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Maxwell Ct, Churchville, MD 21028

Fire crews responded urgently to a smoke detector alarm at a Churchville address, later finding smoke from a candle caused the false alarm.

Audio|Source: Harford County Fire and EMS
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Firebox 136-1, Company 1, Automatic Fire alarm, 200 Maxwell Court, Covino Dead End, Whitefield Road, Talker Fire, 1243.
00:13
I'm not sure how it's tied to the other call.
00:16
So for now you have a 45-year-old male that sent the caller a text that he took pills to commit suicide and believes that he's in the woods somewhere.
00:26
Police have been dispatched.
00:28
He is under mental health care.
00:34
I don't know how many further at this time.
00:40
If you want, I'm in right at the Alaska Highway.
00:45
He's on the air.
00:50
Only at 1245.
00:54
Hi,
00:55
for smoke detector coming from an unknown area, and um,
00:59
attempted contact straight to voicemail choice.
01:03
Keep on okay.
01:09
TN.S. 171 and 9.41.
01:12
I'm being told by the call taker that there was another caller who called in the same thing and the sheriff's office was out with this person but further up 40 and that they cleared with no assistance.
01:24
It's just going to take me a couple minutes to research that.
01:28
So on the right.
01:34
Yes, much.
01:36
Medics 24.
01:38
You can show us clear 388.
01:40
Do you want to tell on the patient first instead of medical one?
01:46
That's right.
01:47
It looks like you'll still be closer.
01:50
Okay, you can show us on that.
01:55
1246, this option, medic one.
01:58
Okay, thank you, 24.
02:02
Have you clear, 1246.
02:07
We're going to be in rise at the stage 55 for a little bit.
02:13
Airbox 136-1, Company 1, Automatic Fire alarm, 200 Maxwell Corp, between a Devon, Whitefield Road,
02:20
Southwest Fire, 1246.
02:26
September 13 is en route.
02:29
1013,
02:31
smoke detector, unknown area activation.
02:37
And 113 is around for?
02:44
13, 1247. Smack detector knows that I'm provided and a voice call back.
02:54
Okay.
03:00
The narrative the call takers just put in is that Sheriff's Office was out with this subject.
03:05
Sheriff's Office radio traffic confirms that he is not suicidal.
03:09
He was just having a bad day.
03:12
And they had already made contact with him and then cleared.
03:18
All right, we'll check and let you know.
03:25
I'm going to drop the cold response.
03:33
871 stations like 71 station 1249
03:39
249
03:42
241 just session not back 41
03:47
contact you just state he is fine Mark please
03:56
Go ahead
03:59
How many re-contacted? It was smoke from a candle and I wish to cancel.
04:06
Box and service good alarm work,
04:08
player.
04:09
Hush 1.
04:10
10113.13, please, box service, 12, 50.

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