False fire alarm triggered by cooking at Walnut St, Waterloo IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 05:57 AM

Near E Walnut St, Waterloo, IN 46793

A fire alarm was reported near East Walnut street. Fire units responded to the scene. After investigation, it was found that the alarm was false and was triggered by a resident cooking bacon. No fire occurred.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Sheriff, Fire / EMS, Auburn and Garrett Police / Fire

02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Tension while loose fire, catched wallowless fire, 5'4 requested,

00:03

near East Walnut, near East Walnut, 1-5-Eas-W fire alarm to the hallway smoke detector.

00:09

Foric communications, 10 on 857, KV483.

00:25

Tension Waterloo Fire Firefront requested, near Woolnut.

00:30

near used to a fire alarm from the hallway smoke detector.

00:35

Reconcations, 10-on 857, KV4-6.

00:43

Central Engine 33.

00:46

Engine 33. Engine 33.

00:50

Central Engine 33 on scene counterfeit 51.

00:55

Clearion 3rdrancy.

01:02

Central engine 882 en route near East Walnut.

01:09

Central engine 82 en route near East Walnut.

01:12

Central engine 82 on scene.

01:23

Clear, check the engine 821.

01:30

Control 113.

01:32

Engine 33.

01:36

Central, obvious 10-0[1], we'll be under control.

01:39

Fire 30 is going to remain on scene.

01:41

You can do engine 33 responding to Jane Street.

01:45

Clear 10-0[1], under control, fire 30 remaining on scene, responding to the...

01:49

My call.

01:54

Central, engine 33, additional.

01:58

Engine 33.

02:00

Central, can you give me an additional page and reference to station coverage.

02:03

Reference two calls.

02:06

Engine 33.

02:10

Fire 85, Fire 80.

02:15

Go ahead, Eva.

02:18

Call for alarm, homeowner was cooking bacon.

02:23

Clear on. Calls alarm.

02:24

Calls alarm.

02:30

Central, Firety.

02:31

Firety. Fire 80.

02:32

Fire 80.

02:36

Central, if you weren't clear,

02:39

it's false alarm, resident was cooking bacon?

02:43

I'm clear, Greg.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-0: Deceased person (dead body/DOA)

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