Cooking sets off smoke alarm at River Birch Court

Heard on: Waukesha County WI Fire Dispatch

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Two Waukesha units, give me a route to (number withheld) North (number withheld) River Birch Court for a trailer alarm.

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It was for a smoke detector in the kitchen.

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However, while we were still on the line, the alarm company requested cancel.

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Made contact with the homeowner, advised it was a cooking error.

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Dispatch, 30 .

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Battalion 30 .

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You advised that that was a cooking error?

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That's what the alarm company said.

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The homeowner told them.

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All right, if you can have Engine 28 continue in, everybody else can disregard.

00:35

Dispatch, copy that.

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Engine 28, continue to verify.

00:37

Everyone else can disregard.

00:40

Dispatch, Pewaukee Chief 128, it's on the scene, River Ridge.

00:45

That's copy.

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Dispatch, Fenwood's command.

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Command, go ahead.

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Command, terminating.

00:54

Place McWainville units available on event.

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That's copy.

00:58

Dispatch from Chief One Hundred and Twenty Eight.

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This confirmed alarm was set off by cooking problems.

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You can have all the units stand down.

2026-10-22 17:56 UTC

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River Birch Ct, Big Bend, WI 53103

Cooking sets off smoke alarm at River Birch Court

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