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Commercial fire alarm at Covenant Place in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/18/2025 09:05 AM

Culbreth Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was reported at Covenant Place near Culbreth Road in Chapel Hill. Multiple fire units were dispatched to the location, and the alarm activation was from a smoke detector in zone 2.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS

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01:40

Transcript:

00:00

Carvero Battalion 1, Carrboro Engine 1, Carvero Ladder 1, Carvero Engine 2,

00:06

Near Culbreth Road at Covenant Place, commercial fire alarm, Carvero Battalion 1, Carrboro Engine 1, Carboro Ladder 1, Carvero Engine 2,

00:18

Near Culbreth,

00:19

Near Culbreth Road at Covenant Place, commercial fire alarm, cross streets Keel Place and Rossburn Way, units 2, time are 1209.

00:30

Mission 31 from communications.

00:35

Go ahead.

00:37

Are yourself in Battalion 2 clear of Heritage Circle as well?

00:42

Yes, that's correct.

00:45

Kathy.

00:50

Cobra Engine 1-0-3.

00:51

Cobra engine one off three.

00:56

We show us and now, call for us.

01:02

Copy in route, switched off to, opposite two.

01:10

In-row.

01:13

The ladder one in route, 1211.

01:19

Utations to zero.

01:22

Carbone engine two in route 1211.

01:24

You're responding to a fire alarm.

01:26

You're responding to a fire alarm.

01:30

Commercial fire alarm.

01:36

The activation is going to be smoke detector zone 2.

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Location mentioned:

Culbreth Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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