False fire alarm at Old Mercer Road residence

Heard on: Mercer County Fire/EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station 87, station 77 for an automatic fire alarm.

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(number withheld) Old Mercer Road, East Lackawannock Township.

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Station 87, station 77, automatic fire alarm.

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(number withheld) Old Mercer Road, East Lackawannock Township.

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Across from Perry Highway near the dead end to the bridge out.

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Showing zone 17 basement heat detector.

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Zone 17 CO detector.

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Mercer County Captain 772 acknowledge it.

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Copy Captain 72, 772 acknowledge.

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The property owner advised that he was on site.

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He activated when he was changing the battery, but the alarm company's policy advised that they still had to notify us.

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Captain 87.

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87, go ahead.

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Just to confirm, you said the homeowner did call in and stated that it was false alarm.

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Captain 87, the homeowner advised that it activated when he was changing the battery.

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The alarm company said that they still had to notify us.

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87, 87 available.

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8777 back available.

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8777 back available.

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77 copy.

9/5/2026 08:27 AM

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Old Mercer Rd, Mercer, PA 16137

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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 home near Old Mercer Road in East Lackawannock Township. The alarm involved basement heat and carbon monoxide detectors, and the property owner reported it was a possible false alarm while changing a battery.

False fire alarm at Old Mercer Road residence

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