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Smoke alarm triggered by burnt chicken in apartment, Chesapeake City MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 08:16 PM

Near 4th St, Chesapeake City, MD 21915

A smoke alarm was triggered in an apartment near 4th St due to burnt chicken while cooking. Fire responders investigated but found no fire or smoke and reset the alarm.

Audio|Source: Cecil County Fire and EMS

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 16, you're responding to a smoke detector activation. Caller-advisor cooking chicken, burnt the chicken, started going off in the kitchen.

00:09

It's going to be an apartment near 4th St.

00:12

Engine 6 out with 2.1 fire off.

00:18

Engine. Engine 6, that's no one fire up.

00:29

Engine 6, you're responding to a smoke detector activation.

00:33

Caller by a burnt chicken. Set the smoke alarm off to the kitchen. Apartment is near 4th St.

00:42

Section 6 received.

00:48

Section 16's arrived, 4-story multi-family.

00:52

Have a visible alarm on the third floor,

00:57

Alpha side.

00:59

Otherwise, nothing evident.

01:01

You can show Assistant 6-2 with command dispatch.

01:05

Little box 600.

01:07

Engine 16 arrived, four-story multifamily.

01:11

Visible alarm through floor, alpha side.

01:13

Assistant 6-2 with Command 2321.

01:19

Engine six arrived.

01:22

Engine six.

01:28

Greenway, command of dispatch on the 360, four in the front, four in the rear.

01:34

Nothing evident except an audible and visual alarm on the third floor.

01:43

Division three, command.

01:47

Go ahead, Division three.

01:54

The apartment's clear.

01:55

No, smoke. They've already been related.

01:58

You can go out for a reset.

02:03

Receive.

02:04

Reg command, dispatch under control.

02:12

Residents of apartment near 4th St cooking, shut off the alarm.

02:20

Logobox 600, commands under control, 2325.

02:27

Division 30, command, it's a good reset.

02:34

Commands received.

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Near 4th St, Chesapeake City, MD 21915

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