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Heard on: Howard County Fire Dispatch · 1/5/2026 08:25 PM
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Truck 7 going to near Wincopin Cir.
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Investigate fire alarm activation 2327.
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Fire crews investigate alarm near Wincopin Cir
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation near Wincopin Circle in Columbia. Engine 141 reported a four-story commercial building with alarms sounding. Crews were checking the cause of the activation, and no smoke or fire was confirmed at this stage.