School fire alarm set off by burnt toast

Heard on: Watertown Fire and 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.

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Respond to Swift Middle School at (number withheld) Colonial Street in Oakville.

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Cross streets are Claremont Street and Van Norman Street for a fire alarm sounding.

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Repeating, respond to Swift Middle School at (number withheld) Colonial Street in Oakville.

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Cross streets are Claremont Street and Van Norman Street for a fire alarm sounding.

00:15

Time is 0853.

00:22

Car 3, do you have car 1 with you?

00:30

Dispatch, car 3 will be responding to Swift.

00:36

Car 3 responding to Swift.

00:37

Car 3, just be advised it was due to burnt toast, just needs a reset.

00:45

Okay.

00:51

Car three is on scene at Swift.Car three on scene at

01:03

Swift.Did they give you a location?

01:08

They did not. This was called in by the ASO.

01:11

Dispatch should not receive a call from the alarm company.

01:17

Okay.

01:22

L6 to car 3, I'm on scene on Bunker Hill.

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I'll help E7.

01:36

E7 on scene, Bunker Hill.

01:40

7 on scene, Bunker Hill.

2026-09-29 12:53 UTC

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Colonial St, Oakville, CT 06779

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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 middle school near Colonial Street in Oakville. The alarm was later reported to be caused by burnt toast and only required a reset.

School fire alarm set off by burnt toast

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