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False fire alarm triggered during battery change, Hoover AL

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Near Blackridge Rd, Hoover, AL 35244

Firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm near Blackridge Rd in Hoover. The alarm was accidentally triggered when the homeowner changed the batteries, and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Hoover and Vestavia Hills Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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near Blackridge Rd, residential fire alarm,
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living room smoke detector.
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Quint 11, near Blackridge Rd, residential fire alarms, living room smoke detector.
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Cross Street, Black Ridge Drive.
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I respond.
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Quint 11 responding.
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Quint 11 responding near Blackridge Rd, residential fire alarm, living room smoke.
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I'm on the Quint 11.
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Make contact with the homeowner.
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They were changing the batteries and the alarm,
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thought they were resetting it, but actually set it off.
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I want to Quintan 11 is going to be in service.
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Quint 11 in service. Quint 11 in service.

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Near Blackridge Rd, Hoover, AL 35244

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