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Heard on: Palo Alto Fire · 1/18/2026 09:19 AM
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Engine 66, respond to fire alarm at (number withheld) Pasteur Drive, Stanford Hospital.
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(number withheld) Pastor to Palo Alto cross streets are Jordan Way and Kaplan Drive.
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False fire alarm at Stanford Hospital

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As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at a building within Stanford Hospital near Pasteur Drive in Palo Alto. Responding crews investigated and found no fire. It appears the alarm was triggered accidentally, possibly from a restroom smoke detector. The call was later confirmed to be a false alarm.

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Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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