Today, my smoke alarm went off. In a frenzy, I called 9-1-1 and exited my house. Several minutes later a fire truck showed up. After investigating, one of the firemen informed me I needed to change the batteries in my smoke alarm. FML
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Today, I was making dinner when my smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and waved a towel underneath it. After ten minutes, I realized the alarm wasn't reacting to the food. Its battery was dying. FML
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Today, I had to call 911. Why? My fireplace caught on fire. FML
Today, while trying to sleep after a night shift, workers came to hook up city sewage service, firing up drills and shouting. An hour later, my child woke me up to tattle on her sister. Just as I was drifting to sleep yet again, the smoke alarm battery started chirping. I give up. FML
Today, my house was so dusty that when I started to clean it, the smoke detector went off. FML
Today, my fire alarm startled me so badly that I shat myself. FML
Today, the fire alarm went off at my apartment. I rushed out but forgot to grab a coat, so I hopped in my car and fired it up, figuring I'd wait it out. A fireman knocked on my window and loudly asked me to get out, then wrote me a citation for "improper fire alarm protocols." That's a thing? FML
Today, my smoke alarm started chirping at 3 a.m. I replaced the battery, reset it, and got back into bed. Five minutes later, it chirped again. I searched for the source before realizing it was my roommate's alarm clock. FML
Today, I was making dinner when the smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and stood there waving a towel at it like an idiot. Then I realized that the alarm was coming from the apartment next door. FML
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Top comments
wanijima 0
...Talk about an extreme reaction to a smoke alarm. You definitely deserved that one. Next time check and see what the hell is going on first. Most times it's just the alarm being stupid, which doesn't mean you have to be, too.
emzmcgee 0
You know how busy the fire department would be if someone called 911 every time this happened? You deserved it for wasting their time.
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Comments (71)
OkageStarr 0
Not sure if this deserves a YDI or a FYL. I've lived in some shit-holes before that I wouldn't waste thirty seconds waiting to see if there was an emergency before I got the hell out. On the other hand, I've never known any smoke alarm to really go off when the battery is low. Most of them just chirp once. Perhaps YDI for not testing the smoke alarm regularly?
x_HELLo_tHERE_x 0
Not to sound mean (well, maybe a little), but do you always overreact to stuff like that?
solipsistic 0
You almost overreacted
hedgehogs 0
Better safe than sorry. Still, it's a good idea to learn what it sounds like and to keep the thing in good order to save yourself a panic next time.
meggiemoe47 0
you deff pretty much not only wasted your time but the ****** policemens as well. good job you just made yourself look like a total dumb ass. congrats
Ascaryrobot 0
And you made yourself look like a dumbass too, you are aware that the police and the firebrigade are two very seperate departments? Not to mention the lack of grammar and punctuation in your post. Also, the proper term is police officers not policemen. You don't deserve the internet.
GAYbrial 0
I will never call it the fire department again lol. Brigade sounds soo much better.
dralven 0
The vast majority of the time, at least in the US, if the fire station sends out a truck, the police will also be contacted. Especially if you call 911.
Ascaryrobot 0
I suppose.
constantine91 0
haha I was just about to write that also. you're a dumbass when you're being a know-it-all when really you couldn't even tell the difference between the police and fire brigade.
killerj 0
wow you paniked because of that? ydi
hellomikey 0
sorry to tell u this, but you're a retard...
SumKid_fml 0
How is this an FML? This happebs pretty often...
HighLife19 0
I agree with #19. Make sure there is a damn fire before calling 9-1-1
tisiphone_fml 0
OK, you're one of the people that cause the fire department to have to continually tell people to have fire drills at home and check their smoke detectors on a regular schedule. The problem here is not that you thought there was a fire and inappropriately called the fire department. The problem is that you don't check the batteries in your smoke alarms, and you don't know what they sound like when they alert. Maybe you should do a run through of your house and check all your detectors, work out how they sound, and make sure everything works?