Unattended cooking sets off home fire alarm

Heard on: Sussex County Fire and Seaford Fire / 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.

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Seventy five residents with fire alarm activation, number 05:13 , Collett Street.

00:04

Fifteen 29 .

00:11

Facility, 2853 , Dupont Boulevard.

00:14

BB walking, 1st call, 1531 .

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Route South Fire Station Two, cover up.

00:27

Crew of five to 50 .

00:32

Ladder 75 , crash.

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Ladder 74 , 1531 .

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Copy 30 .

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Two 3683 , enter facility 2853 at Dupont Boulevard.

00:55

BB walking,

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1530 .

01:03

Enter facility 2853 at Dupont Boulevard.

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BB walking, 2nd call 1534 .

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Bravo 75 on scene, single family dwelling, two story, nothing happening at this time.

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Going to make contact with homeowner.

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B75, 1535.

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This is Bravo 75 reporting, unattended cooking.

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By the homeowner,

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everything's fine at this time.

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Standing by.

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I copy, Bravo 75.

7/13/2026 12:29 PM

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Colette St, Ellendale, DE 19941

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm near Collett Street in Ellendale. They found a two-story single-family home with no active fire and determined the alarm was possibly caused by unattended cooking. The homeowner was on scene and the situation appeared to be under control.

Unattended cooking sets off home fire alarm

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