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Heard on: Columbia and Sauk Counties Public Safety · 1/11/2026 04:53 AM
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Columbia County to Columbus Fire, you have a call.
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Again, Columbia County to Columbus Fire, you have a call. This will be for a fire alarm that is going off near Avalon Rd, cross of Redbud Trail.
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Fire alarm activates near Avalon Rd in Columbus

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Columbus were dispatched to a possible fire alarm near Avalon Rd and Redbud Trail. Reports indicated that a hardwired smoke detector had been sounding for about 20 minutes. It was not known whether the alarm was from a carbon monoxide detector. The caller evacuated as a precaution.

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W Avalon Rd, Columbus, WI 53925
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