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Heard on: Bemidji Fire Dispatch · 1/10/2026 05:07 AM
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Okay, we have Bemidji Fire 8500 cars commercial fire alarm.
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Hotel Bemidji, near Ridgeway Avenue Northwest, going to be the second and third floor smoke detectors.
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False fire alarm at Hotel Bemidji

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in Bemidji responded to a commercial fire alarm at Hotel Bemidji on Ridgeway Avenue Northwest. The alarm involved smoke detectors on two upper floors and was later confirmed to be a false alarm. At the same time, responders were also dispatched to a minor vehicle fire behind a restaurant on America Avenue, which was not fully engulfed and had no one inside. The hotel alarm required no further action once verified as false.

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Ridgeway Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
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