False smoke alarm at vacant house near N 42nd St, Omaha NE


Fire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm at a vacant two-story house near N 42nd St in Omaha. No smoke or flames were found. The alarm was false. Crews entered by removing a window air conditioner without causing damage.
Audio|Source: Omaha Fire (OFD Fire)
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Transcript:
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Engine 21 is on location.
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We'll be in designated.
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String 21, 529.
00:07
Drug 121 location.
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Dr. 21 on location, 529.
00:10
Cyan trees in the area.
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529. It's going to be the house on the southwest corner, this little brick house.
00:16
As we're going to have to shut the trucks off, we're going to try to hear this alarm.
00:20
Italian 2 from Engine 21.
00:21
It sounds like it's coming from the west, maybe we're off of 42nd Street.
00:24
That's interesting.
00:25
Battalion 2 from Engine 21.
00:27
It's going to be near N 42nd St.
00:31
dispatch near N 42nd St.
00:34
I have a very smoke detector going off on a two-story, single family.
00:40
We have nothing showing.
00:41
Crews are going to be investigating. Battalion 2 from engine 21, the house appears to be vacant.
00:45
We can see through it. We don't see any smoke or flames.
00:47
That's clear. That's understood.
00:54
Have you checked any of the doors or windows to see if we might be able to pop one to get in and shut the alarm off?
01:02
For second now, seems to be secure.
01:05
We're in. That's understood.
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Did you have to break anything?
01:07
We took a window air conditioner out.
01:10
We didn't break anything.
01:11
That's understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68111
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