False fire alarm at building on Colchester Avenue, Burlington VT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 02:26 PM

Near Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Fire units responded to an alarm at a building near Colchester Avenue. No fire or smoke was found, and crews investigated the source of the alarm.

Audio|Source: Chittenden County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Alarm activation,

00:01

208 Colchester Avenue.

00:03

Ladder 2.

00:04

Engine 5. Alarm activation, 208 Colchester Avenue.

00:14

Engine one from the tower, Black Ice, at the corner of prospect.

00:22

The Italian one's on scene, be Assume Command.

00:25

Moving operations, Channel 3.

00:29

Cable copy of the Italian Assuming Command.

00:31

All operations moving to channel 3. All operations moving to Channel 3.

00:38

The UBM Connect. Cable Company, sir.

00:44

Shelburne, Richmond, 8-2 on scene, TVS and Wilson.

00:48

Copy, Richmond on scene.

00:54

Abel UVUVM command.

00:57

Shell,

01:02

Moulson, engine one's off.

01:03

Alarm Activation,

01:05

208, Rochester Avenue.

01:12

EAM command, go ahead.

01:16

All companies on Carrigan Drive are available except for Engine 3, Lieutenant F Engine 3 or some consent.

01:21

We're clear West Street with a refusal in service.

01:24

It will copy 1729.

01:26

Foreback in service, 1729.

01:27

Fort back in service, 1729.

01:32

Go ahead.

01:39

Ponce, man hall.

01:40

We've got a four-story ordinary educational building.

01:42

We've got nothing showing from three sides.

01:44

Crew of Engine 1 will be investigating captain on Engine 1 will have to be in.

01:48

We'll switch Operation Channel 3 upon the arrival of the next unit.

01:53

Okay, we'll copy.

01:54

All units arriving at Colchester Ave, go to Channel 3.

01:58

All units arriving in Colchester Ave, go to Channel 3.

02:04

People from Battalion 1.

02:09

Battalion 1.

02:11

Does the run assignment of Colchester Ave call for the Italian?

02:19

Negative, sir.

02:20

It's currently calling for Tower One in addition, not Battalion.

02:25

I can pop you on there if you'd like.

02:31

Tenforth. It's supposed to be two engines, the latter in the battalion, then you can add me to the ticket.

02:48

Tower 1. Alarm Activation, 208 Colchester Avenue.

02:59

Battalion 1.

03:01

Alarm activation, 208 Colchester Avenue.

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