Fire alarm at Roxbury School found to be false alarm, Stamford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/23/2025 05:36 PM

Near W Hill Rd, Stamford, CT 06902

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at Roxbury School on West Hill Road. Upon arrival, they found no signs of fire or smoke. The alarm was determined to be a false activation. A keyholder responded to assist, and the building was checked thoroughly before units cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

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Attention turn of river, fire units, engine 9, engine 5, engine 8, truck 1, rescue 1, unit 5, use fire ground 1, respond to near West Hill Rd, Roxbury School for fire alarm high hazard.

00:17

Cross streets are West Hill Lane and Roxbury Road, time 2036.

00:25

Engine 9 is Stamford.

00:27

Engine 9 is on scene. We have a one-story class 2 education facility.

00:31

Nothing showing.

00:32

And I will be investigating near Sattel Street, West Hill Grove Command.

00:37

Receive one-story class 2 education facility. Nothing showing investigating 2039,

00:43

29 and a half command.

00:45

Be advised, we just got an update.

00:47

There's a keyholder responding (name withheld), ETA, one minute. He's going to be in a black GMC pickup.

00:56

Play I receive, thank you.

00:59

Units on scene, Roxbury Elementary.

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For Units on scene,

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Near West Hill Road.

01:09

All of West Hill Road Command.

01:11

Receive, Unify Assuming Command, 244.

01:19

We're looking for the activated air in the model report to building don't succeed.

01:31

Okay, that's the way I need to file.

01:38

You said smoke and pole station, correct?

01:46

Negative.

01:49

We just check one modular and then we're going to make our way back to the other side where there's another modular. We're just checking pole stations now.

02:01

Thank you very.

02:03

Hi there you can miss.

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Near W Hill Rd, Stamford, CT 06902

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