False fire alarm at large hotel caused by steam, South Bend IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 09:00 AM

Near State Hwy 933, South Bend, IN 46637

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a large four-story hotel near State Road 933. Upon investigation, no fire was found. The cause of the alarm was steam in room 327. All units were cleared after confirming there was no danger.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Clay Battalion 2.

00:02

Engine 21, engine 22, engine 24.

00:06

Hanger, 22, truck 21, near State Road 933 Highway.

00:13

Alarm response, high life hazard.

00:16

Near State Road 933 highway.

00:20

Birch Hill's fleets, respond on fire ground, 1, 1,200 hours.

00:31

Fire dispatch engine 21, could you add us to 933, virtual?

00:38

Engine 21.

00:43

We should welcome medic 2, medic 13.

00:50

Go from medic 2. Go from medic 2.

00:52

We're clearing St.

00:54

Joe, if you guys would like us to take that call.

01:01

Uh, yeah, it shows that we're still about 10 minutes now.

01:04

We're on McKinley crossing current.

01:06

So,

01:07

up to you, can you be closer?

01:11

We'll take that from.

01:15

Dispatch clear.

01:16

We're clear, thank you.

01:18

We're clear, thank you.

01:23

The card is fast, battalion, two.

01:27

The tiny two.

01:30

On scene of a large four-story hotel,

01:36

nothing visible,

01:39

360 complete,

01:41

nothing to report, and battalion two will have command.

01:47

Clear battalion two is on scene of a large four-story hotel, nothing visible, 360 complete,

01:53

and nothing to report, battalion two will have command.

01:58

We'll be investigating.

02:02

And we'll be investigating.

02:11

Hemetic 13, 10,879 Dunn Road.

02:16

C seizure, priority to Delta, (number withheld) Dunn Road, 12.04 hours.

02:28

Enion 21.

02:30

Engine 21.

02:36

We're in room 327.

02:40

Clear in room 327.

02:46

Down since the 18.

02:50

3 is level 1.

03:00

Cleargent 23 getting a level one.

03:05

Truck 1-1-1-1.

03:12

Clear. Truck 21, level 1.

03:14

You go in and assist engine 21.

03:19

Truck 1 is clear and we'll leave my driver.

03:24

Command is 21.

03:27

Engine 21.

03:31

Good, the incident, 327.

03:33

We can return everybody.

03:34

Give a second. We got some steam in here to clear out.

03:36

We can reset in a few minutes.

03:40

Clear it's steam and 327 return everybody.

03:46

Command 203.

04:00

203.

04:01

Looks like we have a good reset.

04:08

Clear on the good reset.

04:12

Fire dispatch.

04:17

Fire dispatch,

04:19

virtual command.

04:25

Release TRO and Fireground, we'll go back to Ops, alarm reset.

04:31

Clear. Release from the Fireground at TRO at 12-07 goes back to County Ops.

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