Smoke alarm triggered by cooking at home

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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Station 81 Sydney Fire, respond to (number withheld) NC 99 Highway South.

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(number withheld) NC 99 Highway South.

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Fire alarm activation, smoke detector, dining room.

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County Center, my station 81 Sydney Fire, 1750.

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County, 8103.

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8103, go.

00:26

Yeah, 81, if we're gonna be all right.

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Copy.

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81, if we're gonna be all right.

00:37

Copy.

00:41

Can you send me a route to the station and pick up a quick?

00:45

Okay, sure.

00:51

This is station 81, units en route to (number withheld) Highway 99 South, still on scene.

00:58

Just advised alarm's going to be contact back.

01:00

Advised just spoke with the daughter of the homeowner.

01:02

Advised the homeowner was cooking bacon, saying it was a false alarm.

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Respond at your discretion.

2026-09-13 14:51 UTC

Fire

NC-99, Belhaven, NC 27810

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire alarm activation at a home near Highway 99 South. The alarm was linked to a smoke detector in a dining room, and the homeowner was reportedly cooking bacon. The alarm was later described as a possible false alarm, and units were told to respond at their discretion.