Cooking smoke sets off school fire alarm

Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS

01:21

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

Dispatch Clinton, signal 45[1], 45 alarm.

00:15

Three 30 , okay, seven four.

00:19

Seven four.

00:24

Seven four. Dispatch Clinton, signal 45[1] , 45 alarm, (number withheld) county road 35 , (number withheld) county road 35 .

00:35

Clinton Christian School, zone 23 , northwest hall smoke, key holders pending.

00:45

Dispatch, 422, clear the call.

00:49

10-4[2].

00:54

231, okay, 10-4[2].

00:57

10-4[2]. 10-4.

01:03

Dispatch unit, reference County Road 35.

01:05

The alarm company is requesting now to downgrade, stating that cooking at the school caused smoke.

01:12

There's no fire, but the alarm company is unable to disregard.

01:17

Good, we'll be

01:20

en route to check it out.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

signal 45: Fire-related incident or alarm, including possible structure fire, arson, or request for fire response.

[2]

10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.

5/13/2026 06:26 AM

Fire & Arson

Co Rd 35, Goshen, IN 46528

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to Clinton Christian School on County Road 35 following a reported fire alarm. Crews found smoke in the northwest hall caused by cooking, and the alarm was later downgraded with no fire present.