Smoke alarm triggered by shower steam in home

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.

00:00

It's going to be number (number withheld) Hudson Mill Road, Hudson Mill.

00:04

Call came from alarm company advising a hallway smoke detector activation.

00:08

Second call back by homeowner provided proper passcode device.

00:12

Steam from the shower set the alarm off.

00:20

Copy, we'll hold it to just this unit.

00:25

Copy, holding response to 752 at 1211.

00:28

One 692 , four unconscious subject, (number withheld) West Penn Court, cross street Lord Calvert Drive, Captain Grant, 1st call 1214 .

00:40

Seventy five two on location.

00:42

We'll be contacting the homeowner.

00:45

Copy 752 .

00:51

E two subject calling 1008 , Kings Island Lodge Historic Lewis, dining area in the main entrance, cross street South Lang Drive, 1st call 1216 .

01:02

375 Sussex, we're under control.

01:06

Units can return.

01:08

Copy.

01:09

Under control, units available at 1217.

2026-09-13 09:09 UTC

Fire

Hudson Mill Rd, Lincoln, DE 19960

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a residence on Hudson Mill Road in Lincoln. The alarm company reported a hallway smoke detector activation, and the homeowner later indicated that steam from a shower may have set off the alarm. A separate possible medical call involving an unconscious person was also reported at a different location on West Penn Court, but units were placed under control and released.