False fire alarm at residential house in South Bend, South Bend IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 05:55 AM (PDT)

Near Gilmore Dr, South Bend, IN 46637

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residential house near Gilmore Drive in South Bend. No smoke or fire was visible outside, and initial checks found nothing. An active alarm was detected inside. Firefighters planned to enter the house and requested police assistance and a keyholder. The incident is believed to be a false or accidental fire alarm as no fire was confirmed.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

03:11

Transcript:

00:00

Clay Battalion 2.

00:02

Engine 22. Near Gilmore Drive.

00:06

Alarm response.

00:08

Residence near Gilmore Drive.

00:11

8.54 hours.

00:13

Squad 91 from Tanger 91?

00:15

Would you like Tanger 91 to respond to that?

00:18

You can have this play not emergent.

00:20

Figure not emergent.

00:23

It's en route to State Road 2 per PD.

00:26

They're advising they're not seeing anything coming from eastbound.

00:28

All right, Judge, Judge 22.

00:34

N.J. 22. All right, the first one, any one.

00:37

To be on scene, two-story residential and not been shortened from the exterior.

00:41

The 22 is going to have command and be investigating.

00:43

Clear. Fire response, everyone.

00:46

Go ahead, squad 91. We're in the area heading eastbound, not finding anything.

00:50

All new Coral units are going to return service.

00:52

Nothing found. Clear. A medic 91, tanker 91 is squad 91 back in service.

00:56

Sorry, dispatch into 22.

00:57

Go ahead.

00:58

Could you have PD make this address with us as well? 360 was complete.

01:02

We had a walkout base then, no additional than IEP.

01:04

We do have an active alarm inside the residence.

01:07

We're going to need to make entry.

01:09

Clear. I'll get PD en route.

01:10

Fire test from Battalion 2.

01:12

Do you see if there's a key holder available? Clear.

01:15

Fire this fast, can you show Medi-91 available, please?

01:18

Clear. Fire test from the town two.

01:20

Go ahead.

01:21

You can disregard counting.

01:22

Clear.

01:23

The town ing two far dispatch.

01:24

Battalion 2. Go ahead. I was able to speak to the keyholder.

01:30

She will be en route. She did have an AT of 10 minutes.

01:32

Okay, master receive.

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