Cooking mishap triggers home smoke alarm

Heard on: Dorchester County Fire and EMS

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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.

00:00

Station 21, you have an alarm.

00:01

(number withheld) Railroad Avenue.

00:08

Box 2111, Station 21.

00:11

Residential fire alarm activation.

00:13

(number withheld) Railroad Avenue, cross is East New Market Road, Richmond Road.

00:18

Respond, Fire Truck 3 Alpha, 0844.

00:25

Chief 21, we're responding.

00:31

Copy T212, 045.

00:34

You're responding to (number withheld) Railroad Avenue, crossing East Market, Richmond Road for a smoke alarm activation, zone 15, out of the hallway.

00:50

212, be on location.

00:52

Single story residence.

00:56

Nothing apparent.

00:57

Chief 212.

01:05

This is Chief 212.

01:08

Just spoke to the alarm company.

01:11

They spoke to the owner who's on location.

01:14

I was a false alarm due to a cooking mishap.

01:21

That's correct.

01:22

I'm on location securing the property.

01:24

You can cancel this.

01:26

Copy, 76.

2026-10-24 12:38 UTC

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Railroad Ave, East New Market, MD 21631

Cooking mishap triggers home smoke alarm

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported residential smoke alarm activation at a home on Railroad Avenue near East New Market Road and Richmond Road. The alarm was later reported as a false alarm caused by a cooking mishap, and units were canceled.

Cooking mishap triggers home smoke alarm

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