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Cooking incident triggers alarm on Briarwood Ln, Branford CT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/19/2025 08:01 PM

Briarwood Ln, Branford, CT 06405

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm near Briarwood Lane in Branford. Investigation revealed that the alarm was triggered by smoke from cooking on the second floor. The scene was ventilated and there was no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Branford Fire Department

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01:54

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, engine 2, response, automatic fire alarm.

00:06

Engine 1, engine 2, near Briarwood Ln for the smoke detector.

00:21

Near Briarwood Ln, BH Care, Unit Charlie slash Delta across Shady Lane in Dover Court.

00:28

M4 Comas Matt 31 for the smoke alarm.

00:35

It's going to be coming from the second floor, Charlie Delta.

00:44

Engine 7ers fire, Briarwood Lane, press field duty.

00:50

Roger, Jensen.

00:51

I join engine 7.

00:58

Engine 7.

01:01

You're going to be first, Diff.

01:03

They're coming from out east.

01:08

Roger.

01:13

Engine 7 is on C, and engine 7 will be Command Investigating.

01:17

Roger, Engine 7,

01:19

Command Investigating.

01:25

BELCuit Department.

01:29

Fairford-on.

01:31

A-VILC is transporting Yale.

01:33

Roger Yale.

01:37

Can I call, Verber?

01:43

Fairfurt's on command.

01:47

Smoke from cooking, be doing natural ventilates.

01:51

Roger, smoke from cooking, natural vinyl.

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Location mentioned:

Briarwood Ln, Branford, CT 06405

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