Fire alarm near South Cedar Street caused by cooking smoke

Heard on: Lincoln County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

A fire unit is needed at (number withheld) South Cedar Street, Pile Place in Maxwell for a call on fire alarm.

00:07

General.

00:08

General fire alarm at (number withheld) South Cedar Street, Pile Place, Maxwell.

00:31

This is your 1st page for a 2nd fire.

00:33

Again, 1st page, 2nd fire.

00:35

Brady rest area eastbound.

00:39

Again, the Brady rest area eastbound.

00:41

We saw a semi that's smoke rolling out the engine.

00:45

Driver is out of the vehicle.

00:47

He is using a fire extinguisher.

00:49

Again, this is the Brady rest area eastbound.

00:52

Your 1st page, 1617.

01:05

Cap radio station, security's got you covered.

01:14

Trauma two is ready to go upstairs.

01:35

Maxwell, this is a cancel page for the (number withheld) South Cedar Street, Pile Place.

01:39

Again, cancel page (number withheld) South Cedar Street, Pile Place in Maxwell.

01:45

They did make contact with the people on the premises and it was cooking smoke.

01:52

Cancel (number withheld) South Cedar Street.

8/28/2026 02:16 PM

Fire

S Cedar St, Maxwell, NE 69151

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported fire alarm near South Cedar Street in Maxwell at a location referred to as “Pile Place.” The response was later canceled after occupants were contacted and the alarm was attributed to cooking smoke.