Cooking sets off false fire alarm in hallway

Heard on: Southampton County Fire and EMS Dispatch

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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.

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rescue. Apple Fire, Apple Rescue, Apple Fire responding to (number withheld) Barretts Church Road, (number withheld) Barretts Church Road, for a fire alarm coming from the smoke detector in the hallway.

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No contact with the owner at this time.

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Page 20 thirty-four.

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Sixty-three.

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Sixty-three.

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I just received the phone call from the alarm company.

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It was accidental.

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You can disregard.

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They were cooking.

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Copy. You can disregard.

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Four. You can disregard for the alarm company.

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Avalon Fire, Avalon Fire, Perfect Alarm Company.

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You can disregard the call at (number withheld) Barretts Church Road.

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(number withheld) Barretts Church Road.

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It's gonna be a false alarm.

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Made contact, subject was just cooking.

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Time of page 2036.

2026-10-18 00:33 UTC

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Barretts Church Rd, Sedley, VA 23878

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a residence on Barretts Church Road for a reported fire alarm from a hallway smoke detector. The alarm company later reported it was an accidental alarm caused by cooking, and responding units were told to disregard the call.

Cooking sets off false fire alarm in hallway

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