Smoke in house caused by food on stove

Heard on: Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut 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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Copy engine one, ladder one, engine three, rescue two.

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Responding to (number withheld) James Street.

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Report of smoke in the house.

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Engine One, Rescue One,

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Engine One, Ladder One, Engine Three, Rescue Two to Seven.

00:13

(number withheld) James Street, smoke in the house.

00:17

Time of dispatch 15 forty-one.

00:33

This is one from K.

00:35

This is one.

00:36

Respond to (number withheld) Starfish Road with medics for an elderly.

00:46

All right, we're on the way.

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43.

00:56

State car 217.

01:16

Race ranch, single family, nothing showing from the outside.

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Investigating.

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There's a hydrant on about 50 feet west of Dean Street.

01:31

Can you go up from in?

01:43

That's fine, right? Engine 1 on scene.

01:48

Fifteen forty-five.

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Our two reported food on the stove investigating.

8/24/2026 12:36 PM

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James St, Westerly, RI 02891

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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 reported smoke in a house on James Street. Units arrived at a ranch-style single-family home with no visible smoke from the outside and investigated, with a later update indicating food on the stove as a possible cause.

Smoke in house caused by food on stove

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