Burnt food sets off fire alarm at apartment building

Heard on: San Mateo County Fire (South County)

01:24

00:00

Engine nine, alarm company called back with an additional activation on the 3rd floor northwest zone fifty-two.

00:05

And my partner advised there is a caller advised there was smoke, no flames, but you may contact.

00:10

Would you like to validate or hold off for now?

00:14

We're on scene now.

00:15

You can hold off.

00:18

Actually, can you start Truck 9? Looks like it's burnt food.

00:24

Engine nine, I have the truck on a medical now.

00:27

Would you like to start additional?

00:32

Hey, San Mateo, please.

00:36

Engine nine to four, and we'll switch over to command eleven.

00:38

I'll have you as command.

00:42

This is San Mateo, California, San Mateo County Fire.

00:48

Control one, engine ten.

00:51

Engine ten.

00:53

We're clear in the water main.

00:55

Just need the water department.

00:56

We can take truck nine's medical and free them up for engine nine.

01:03

Engine ten, ten four.

01:04

Thank you very much.

01:10

Truck 9 to 21.

01:13

Truck 9.

01:16

Truck 9, you can now divert.

01:18

Engine 10 will handle your medical.

01:20

Code 2 with Engine 9 on scene for a fire alarm at (number withheld) El Camino Real.

2026-10-03 09:55 UTC

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El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063

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Burnt food sets off fire alarm at apartment building

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