Smoke detector test triggers alarm in Macungie home

Heard on: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5

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Lower Macungie Township, (number withheld) Eli Circle, crossing Thistle Road and Hawk Way, automatic fire alarm.

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Station 81,

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Lower Macungie Township, (number withheld) Eli Circle, crossing Thistle Road and Hawk Way, automatic fire alarm.

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County Assistant 81.

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Assistant 81.

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Responding AFA.

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Audible upstairs smoke detector.

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Lehigh County Assistant 81.

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Go ahead.

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Just received word from the alarm company.

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They spoke to a (name withheld) who is on site.

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They were testing a smoke detector and it set the entire system off.

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To copy, did you say she was on site or not on site?

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She is.

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Okay, I'm on scene right now.

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I'll confirm that.

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10-4.

9/6/2026 07:13 AM

Fire

Eli Cir, Macungie, PA 18062

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a residence on Eli Circle in Lower Macungie Township. An alarm company reported that a person on site was testing a smoke detector, which apparently activated the entire system. A county assistant arrived to confirm the situation.