Corn triggers fire alarm at Mount Clare Rd facility

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10/18/2026 05:53 PM

Fire

Mt Clare, WV

A fire alarm at a facility on Mount Clare Road in Harrison County was investigated and found to be triggered by corn blowing over; crews were canceled after a key holder was reached.

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Incident Timeline

Oct 18, 2026 · 5:53 PM PT

Initial fire alarm dispatched on Mount Clare Road

00:14

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

(number withheld) Mount Clare Road, Prescott Wall Street, fire alarm.

00:03

43, engine 11, 51,

00:09

112 respond.
5:54 PM

Additional details on alarm and unit alerts

00:15

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

West Carroll Wolf Creek, (number withheld) Mount Clare Road.

00:03

Fire alarm.

00:04

23, Engine 11, 51, 112 have been alerted.

00:10

This is 105, half one.

00:12

(number withheld).
5:55 PM

Alarm described as partial/general with no activation point

00:20

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

One twenty-two.

00:01

Responding with Kilgore Creek.

00:03

One twenty-two, 20 fifty-six.

00:05

One twenty-two, partial fire alarm activation.

00:07

General alarm, no point.

00:09

No point of activation known.

00:10

No unit contact with the premise or key holder.
5:58 PM

Second alert issued for fire alarm on Mount Clare Road

01:11

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

(number withheld) Mount Clare Road.

00:01

Rose Hill Street.

00:02

Fire alarm.

00:03

Company three, engine 1151, 2nd alert.

00:08

(number withheld).

00:09

Responding momentarily.

00:10

Company one, (number withheld).

00:12

Engine 51. Responding.

00:13

We're at Fairlawn Creek.

00:15

Engine 51. (number withheld).

00:16

51.

00:17

Partial fire alarm.

00:18

General alarm, no point of evacuation.

00:20

Negative contact with summit or chief order.

00:22

Responding (number withheld) Mount Clare Road, West Fairlawn Street.

00:26

Engine 12,

00:27

(number withheld) hours.

00:28

Engine 12, general fire alarm.

00:29

No point of evacuation known.
6:04 PM

Units report response and communication issues

00:33

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

Engine 51, on scene, nothing apparent.

00:02

On scene, nothing apparent.

00:03

51, (number withheld).

00:04

I'm going to 51.

00:05

Engine 51, go ahead.

00:06

There was no response out of company three.

00:08

Engine 51, okay.
6:05 PM

Cause of alarm reported and staging instructions given

00:29

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

122, man, 51, the person you're seeing was your brother.

00:02

121, you can go ahead and stage at the top of the hill.

00:05

They had some corn blow over, set the alarm off, and our supervisor told her just to shut the alarm off.

00:13

122, copy.
6:05 PM

On-scene arrival and lack of key holder contact

00:29

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

Engine 51, headquarters.

00:01

Engine 51, go ahead.

00:02

Did you get a hold of the key holder?

00:04

Negative. 122 is on scene.

00:06

On scene, 122, (number withheld).
6:09 PM

Engine 12 cleared to return from scene

00:28

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

Engine 12, 10-5, what's your pleasure?

00:02

10-5, we're okay up here.

00:04

If you guys want to go ahead and return in service, I appreciate it.

00:07

Engine 12, on scene, returning.

00:14

Returning engine 12,

00:15

(number withheld).
6:15 PM

Key holder contacted and remaining units canceled

00:39

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

(number withheld) , back in service.

00:01

Haysville, (number withheld) , (number withheld) .

00:06

This is one headquarters.

00:08

51, I got. They want to have got a hold of the key holder and want to cancel everything.

00:13

We're not in service.

00:14

In service, returning 51,

00:16

(number withheld).
6:16 PM

Final units return to service

00:09

Harrison Taylor 911

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00:00

122, the same traffic.

00:01

In service, 122, (number withheld).

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Corn triggers fire alarm at Mount Clare Rd facility

Incident Timeline

Initial fire alarm dispatched on Mount Clare Road

Additional details on alarm and unit alerts

Alarm described as partial/general with no activation point

Second alert issued for fire alarm on Mount Clare Road

Units report response and communication issues

Cause of alarm reported and staging instructions given

On-scene arrival and lack of key holder contact

Engine 12 cleared to return from scene

Key holder contacted and remaining units canceled

Final units return to service

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