Commercial fire alarm investigated with no fire found, Kill Devil Hills NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 07:14 AM

S Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Fire and emergency units responded to a commercial fire alarm at a property near South Virginia Dare Trail and East 8th Street. No fire was visible upon arrival and the property was investigated as possibly unoccupied. Crews suspected it might be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Dare County Fire, EMS and Ocean Rescue

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Transcript:

00:00

Refew 14, commercial fire alarm,

00:04

2025 South Virginia Dare Trail, near East 8th Street and East Fresh Pond Drive.

00:18

Residential fire alarm.

00:21

1014.

00:26

Central engine 14 is en route to 2025.

00:30

Engine 14 en route 1015.

00:32

Okay.

00:38

Central Utility 14 en route 1015.

00:39

Utility 14 en route.

00:42

Utility 14 en route 1015.

00:48

Duhu-Hi-Hi-i-i-i...

01:00

Rescue 14. Station 1.

01:04

Patient assist, 3102 North Coatan Highway, near East Wilkinson Street and West Wilkinson Street and East Helga Street and West Helga Street.

01:18

Patient assist from doctor's officer vehicle.

01:20

Your patient is ready now, 1017.

01:27

Central Agent 14 will not be responding to that, ma'am.

01:31

Engine 14 not responding to 17.

01:38

Control minute.

01:41

One, two is en route.

01:42

So engine 14 is on the scene, 2025 South Virginia Dare Trail.

01:45

Nothing is showing from the exterior.

01:47

We'll be out in the investigative mode.

01:53

10-14[1] on scene, two-story residential nothing showing out, investigating 1020.

02:03

Utility 14 is at the location, 2025.

02:07

Utility 14 on scene, 1020.

02:14

Did you get this automatically from the alarm company or did someone call it in?

02:20

I was called in by the alarm company.

02:24

Copy that. I've got an unoccupied dwelling.

02:27

We need a representative from Caroline Designs, if you don't mind.

02:31

The contact number is in the notes.

02:35

Copy that. We'll get it.

Police codes explained

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10-14: Message/Information

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