Apartment fire alarm triggered by cooking

Heard on: Bucks County PA Fire-Tac

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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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Copy. Responding on local box 1422, (number withheld) Green Avenue for recall.

00:07

Squad 13 available.

00:09

Okay.

00:12

Danger 11 responding with five.

00:15

Ladder, I'm responding for.

00:22

The alarm's 1166, (number withheld) Lower Road near Newportville Road, the Pendleton Mental Health Apartments.

00:29

The alarm system.

00:30

Engine and Ladder 11, we'll call for alarm company.

00:34

Zone one smoke and heat detector, K Chief 11.

00:38

Engine 11 to Ladder 11, we'll take the battery.

00:44

Guys, go front.

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Copy.

00:48

10-21.

00:51

Yep.

00:54

We are currently spoke to an individual who was not on scene.

00:58

Said that the alarm was due to careless cooking.

01:00

However, it appears that they may need assistance resetting it.

01:04

Okay, we're going on scene.

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Engine 11 is going on location.

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Fire 11, copy.

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Got a four-story group home that is evacuated.

2026-11-10 22:19 UTC

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Lower Rd, Levittown, PA 19056

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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 crews responded to a fire alarm at a four-story group home near Lower Road and Newportville Road. A smoke and heat detector activated, and the building was evacuated. An off-scene person reported the alarm may have been caused by careless cooking, and crews may need to help reset the system.

Apartment fire alarm triggered by cooking

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