Accidental fire alarm caused by shower steam, Chestertown MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 08:31 PM

Near Quaker Neck Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620

A general fire alarm was reported near Quakerneck Road between Collins Avenue and Sunburst Avenue. Upon investigation, it was found to be an accidental alarm caused by steam from a shower.

Audio|Source: Kent County Fire Dispatch

02:33

Transcript:

00:00

Box 60-2, engine 4 respond for general fire alarm, near Quakerneck Road, TAC 3[1],

00:07

(number withheld).

00:11

(number withheld).

00:13

We're going to be transporting Friday 2 to Anna Reynolds.

00:20

Permanick 3, (number withheld).

00:26

680, driver-over.

00:33

It is (number withheld), proper response for a General Fire Alarm near Quaker Neck Road between Collins Avenue and Sunburst Avenue called King 3 alarm company advised General Fire Alarm in Zone 1.

00:54

I'll keep hitting the station 4 until I hear otherwise from...

00:58

Engine 30s returning. Is it 320, 336?

01:04

Engine 6-8 on the map, it looks like as soon you go past the parking area across from the yacht club,

01:14

should be the first place on the left-hand side.

01:21

Golly.

01:26

60-2 reloading engine 4, general fire alarm,

01:30

near Quakerneck Road, TAC 3[1], (number withheld).

01:35

Engine 2 in quarters.

01:41

Engine 2, (number withheld).

01:46

That just sucks I ain't arrived. I got a large two-story wood frame drawley.

01:54

Rick Baneer, nothing evident.

01:56

I'll be investigating.

01:59

Okay, and 6-8, (number withheld).

02:05

If you station 4, engine 4 response check.

02:13

6-8.

02:23

No response out of station four. Your pleasure with the third due.

02:29

I got an accidental alarm, steamed from a shower.

02:33

You sure it's filled.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

TAC 3: Tactical radio channel 3 used for incident operations

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Near Quaker Neck Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620

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