Active fire alarm at recreation center on 7th Street

Heard on: Lincoln NC Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Forward all responding units.

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Approach from East Eighth Street.

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Seventh Street will be inaccessible in front of the Seventh Street Recreation Center.

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And EMS one are arriving on scene.

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Have a multi-story assembly structure,

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evacuation in progress.

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No fire conditions noted from the alpha, bravo, or charlie sides.

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A one will be establishing command.

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All units operate tac two on arrival.

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County is direct.

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Washington PD just advised that we could cancel the fire alarm.

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They were doing a drill.

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County is direct.

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From A1.

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A1, good.

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We made contact with keyholder on scene.

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They advised they were not conducting a drill.

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This will be an active fire alarm.

7/29/2026 05:39 AM

Fire

7th St, Aurora, NC 27806

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an active fire alarm at a multi‑story assembly building near Seventh Street Recreation Center in Aurora. People were evacuated and no fire was seen from the exterior. The alarm was briefly treated as a possible drill but a keyholder reported it was not a drill, and the fire alarm remained active while units operated on scene.