Fire alarm caused by burnt food in residential building, Topsfield MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 02:53 PM

Near Wildes Rd, Topsfield, MA 01983

Fire and rescue units responded to a fire alarm activation near Wildes Rd in Meadows, Topsfield. The building, a two-story wood-frame residence, had smoke showing but the cause was burnt food. The alarm was reset and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Topsfield Fire and Rescue Dispatch

02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Tuffield 5 from Regional respond near Wildes Rd, the Meadows,

00:04

Unit 21 for the fire alarm activation given first floor smoke.

00:09

Again, Tuffsill Fire from Regional, respond near Wildes Rd, the Meadows,

00:13

Unit 21,

00:15

for the fire alarm activation given first floor smoke.

00:28

From regional answer, engine 3.

00:33

On for the fire alarm activation, near Wildes Rd, unit 21.

00:40

3 is you on for the Meadows, unit 21.

00:46

First floor smoke detector was the activation,

00:49

cross of Boston and East. Hydrant on scene if you get.

00:53

Topsyll Venture 3 for me,

00:56

Joe.

00:57

We copy that direct over the PED frequency.

01:00

Confirmed, clicking spoke, go by, or anything like that. You can hold everything else in quarters.

01:05

We will in route to service systems.

01:11

Received.

01:12

Hold everything else in quarters.

01:14

You're in route to reset this.

01:23

Regional, top field,

01:26

Adrian 3.

01:30

On arrival, two-story woodframe residential, smoke showing from the exterior.

01:35

The floor will be near Wildes Rd.

01:42

Receive urine seeing smoke showing to our story,

01:45

wood residential, you have been.

01:53

Engine 3 will come in.

02:00

23.

02:03

You can go for the reset.

02:10

Robert. Robert.

02:22

Regional near Wildes Rd command.

02:25

Regional answer, command.

02:30

Confirm, burnt food.

02:32

Unit 10, ventilated, fragile arrival.

02:34

This is a reset, show a normal.

02:36

Show free-click activity, comment.

02:41

Receive confirmed back-looking's system reset, hold on.

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Near Wildes Rd, Topsfield, MA 01983

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