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Smoke detector triggers false alarm at apartment, Cambridge MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/21/2025 09:02 PM

Bunker St, Cambridge, MD 21613

Fire and emergency units responded to a smoke detector activation in an upstairs apartment near Bunker Street. Investigation found no fire; alarm likely triggered by steam rising from the lower apartment.

Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Logobox 1-1, smoke detector activation, near Bunker Street.

00:09

Logobox 1-1, Station 1 for the smoke detector activation,

00:14

near Bunker Street, the upstairs apartment, near Academy Street,

00:19

2-alpha, triple zero-zero 2.

00:26

Rochester, Chief, Carol.

00:29

Okay,

00:34

sir.

00:37

I believe it's got no recent activity before you get the next view.

00:45

Try again,

00:47

Chief Hero, radio was broken.

00:51

I believe we've got a crew en route to this station before you go to the next field.

00:56

Okay. All right now.

01:01

See you guys, number one you're at your eight minute mark.

01:03

You want me to hold off, is that correct, sir?

01:07

That's correct, sir.

01:08

Okay, sir, thank you.

01:10

Rochester, engine one, two, three.

01:17

Spotting user one, three.

01:24

Near Bunker Street, the upstairs apartment, call streets, Academy Street, private call or reporting,

01:30

Smoke detector activation, upstairs apartment is empty this time, probably set off by steam from the bottom apartment.

01:44

You're advising possible steam from first floor.

01:50

That's correct.

01:51

This is the call taker of us.

01:52

(name withheld) from the first floor apartment from the sheriff.

02:00

Fortchester, N-1-3 on location.

02:03

Two-story apartment building, we had an investigation.

02:11

One-3 is on location,

02:13

two-story,

02:14

wood-frame structure, we had to investigate.

02:17

Alarms sounding.

02:19

Okay, engine one, three.

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Bunker St, Cambridge, MD 21613

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