False fire alarm caused by cooking at Monticello home, Monticello NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/26/2025 07:20 AM

Monticello, NY 12701

A fire alarm was triggered at a home near Nell Shore Drive in Monticello. The homeowner gave the correct passcode and said the alarm was caused by cooking. The homeowner asked to cancel the alarm. No fire was found.

Audio|Source: Sullivan County Fire/EMS Paging

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Transcript:

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A second call, activated fire alarm, near Nell Shore Drive.

00:03

Repeating, Solving dispatch to Monticello.

00:06

A second call, activated fire alarm, near Nell Shore Drive.

00:12

East Broadway and across 1020.

00:17

Follow, fire 20, call.

00:25

202.

00:27

There's a folding pole station,

00:30

lawn's been reset, we'll be back in.

00:32

And we're in route from Hilshaw.

00:38

I received.

00:40

Call came in from the alarm company's own 14 main level smoke.

00:46

Update from the alarm company,

00:50

spoke to the homeowner.

00:52

Proper passcode, set off from cooking, and they request to cancel.

01:01

We're a seat.

01:03

We'll be continuing.

01:06

So much.

01:09

We're receiving.

01:12

1021.

01:24

Solven dispatched the Monticello, an activated fire alarm, near Nell Shore Drive.

01:30

Repeating, Sullivan Dispatch to Monticello,

01:33

an activated fire alarm, near Nell Shore Drive.

01:37

2212 is on the air, 1022.

01:44

Cullinnell, 5190.

01:47

5190. 590-0-9-9-9-1-Mondicello 2-7. 9-1, Monticello, 257.

01:53

5190 on scene 1023.

02:03

257 we've been dispatching the fire department and activated fire on near Nell Shore Drive.

02:12

Full Fire 221.

02:17

We save only unit responding.

02:22

Where is it?

02:25

22-1.

02:28

221 is in round.

02:34

Airout 1023.

02:36

Toll is going to be continued. I came in from the alarm company.

02:40

They spoke to the homeowner a proper passcode set off from cooking and they request to cancel.

02:46

FreeZone.

02:49

The original zone was 14 main level smoke.

02:56

Zone 14, main level smoke.

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