Accidental residential fire alarm triggered by mattress movement, Annapolis MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 06:26 PM

Near Lake Heron Dr, Annapolis, MD 21403

A residential fire alarm was activated at a location near Lake Heron Drive in Annapolis. The alarm was accidentally triggered when someone moving a mattress hit the alarm. There was no evidence of fire or emergency on arrival. The incident was determined to be an accidental activation of the fire alarm.

Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Local alarm 3606 is meet for truck 39, respond to near Lake Heron Drive.

00:07

Cross Street, Eaglewood Road and Oak Hill Place for residential alarm talk group 2, Charlie.

00:15

Party 2 to BWMC.

00:19

2 to BWMC, META 4.

00:29

84 responding to near Lake Heron Drive, alarms 3 at 1.

00:37

Responding on 194, first-party caller, fire alarm going off in the whole apartment.

00:48

Retoid to Baltimore.

00:59

37-1, medic 32 respond to the area of Georgia Avenue in Baltimore Street.

01:04

For Taser deployment, police on location, Tucker 1, Bravo, their Westall Group.

01:13

Dr. Westall Group.

01:22

Medic 32 responding, Georgia Avenue on Baltimore Street.

01:29

Responding by the 32, switchover the West Talk Group.

01:35

3, Chandler's Avenue, Cross Creek, Linmont Avenue,

01:39

and Melrose Avenue for a fall talk group, One Bravo.

01:53

Mediac 33 is volume one in two dollars.

02:01

Free following, medic 33.

02:09

Truck 36 by alarm, accidental activation.

02:17

Truck 36, engine 361, available and ready.

02:22

Axelotivation truck basic.

02:30

84 is on location three-story type 3 multifamily condos nothing evident side Charlie Bravo Alpha.

02:44

did make an access side alpha for investigation.

03:00

We have an additional caller advised they were moving a mattress and hit the alarm.

03:06

8-4, copy.

03:14

Mattis moving, hit an alarm.

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Near Lake Heron Dr, Annapolis, MD 21403

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