Fog machine triggers false fire alarm in residential area, San Bernardino County CA


Fire units were dispatched to a reported structure fire near Robincourt between Eagle Drive and Potomac Drive. Upon arrival, no fire or smoke was found. Investigation revealed that a fog machine had triggered the fire alarm. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm with no actual fire.
Audio|Source: San Bernardino County Fire - Valley
04:36
Transcript:
00:00
ComFed or Medican 6-1, we're available. Can you reconfigure the structure fire?
00:09
Consider copies you pulling you in place of Medics Squad 66. 6-1 copies, getting you out of this is the call.
00:34
Structure Fire, Medic Engine 61, near Falkin Place, between ABLE Drive and Potomac Drive, on 2-TEC-1.
00:49
Chest Pane, Medic Engine 227, 5-280, Little Mountain Drive, Unit A-07, between West Trailside Place and West Clubhouse Drive.
01:09
Structure Fire, Medic Engine 66-near Falkin Place, between Eagle Drive and Potomac Drive, onto Tech 1.
01:38
All units respond in the reported structure fire, medic engine 63 on scene the report of the address, nothing showing at this time.
01:44
All units level one stage.
01:46
Six-three will be investigating.
01:50
Medicines 6-6-3, 16, 14 copies you're investigating all units to level two stage. Nothing showing.
02:02
All victim Delta 4, Medics Squad 222, near Paras Street, between West 16th Street and West 17th Street.
02:19
6365, on scene, staging south.
02:25
Go for truck, T-61.
02:29
In.
02:32
standby and just stage in your red and I'll let you know if we need you here probably the next five minutes
02:38
I copy we're on senior little broken up we'd like to switch over to red FD
02:44
Falcon incident looks like it's going to be off of Robin Court.
02:48
Trying to get an address.
02:49
Please access Robin Court.
02:56
Truck takes one on Robincourt, we'll be checking.
03:01
Should be the second house north of the Potomac Drive.
03:11
Copy that confirmed address is near Robincourt.
03:19
Copy near Robincourt.
03:22
Comcenter Battalion 1614. Can you update address to near Robincourt, Battalion 1614? Can you update address to near Robincourt?
03:38
Abdominal pain Charlie 3, Medics Squad 66, Medic Engine 64 at Vista Park Apartments, Unit 17, near Riverside Drive, between Silver Oaks Drive and No Cross Street.
03:56
Accidental activation.
04:01
Copy fog machine, no fire at the location. We'll go ahead and cancel the clock attack, all units to cancel.
04:12
ComCenter, Battalion 1614, 2. Command 1.
04:16
Battalion 1614, go ahead.
04:20
Yeah, we have units on scene at the updated address. It's going to be a fog machine that set off the alarm, and was mistaken for smoke. No fire at the location. Cancel the clock, release the attack.
04:33
ComCenter copies.
04:34
Fog machine only.
04:35
Cancel clock, release back.
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San Bernardino County, CA
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