Cooking sets off fire alarm at student housing

Heard on: Jefferson County Fire and EMS - Digital

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Sixty-five twelve and sixty-five twenty-four respond to commercial fire alarm at (number withheld) Mel Carnahan Drive, Viking Woods Student Housing, Hillsboro, cross streets of Jefferson College Drive.

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Hillsboro Fire, WPYY895 .

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Jeffco 5437 transporting St.

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Clair.

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5437 transporting St.

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Clair, need to know it.

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Jeffco, units are out to the Viking Woods student housing.

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It was originally received as a smoke alarm, number four, 2nd floor apartment.

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No contact made.

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Jefferson College Police Department is now advising they're on scene.

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It's dry cooking, no emergency.

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Sixty-five, full clear.

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Get the twenty-four.

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We'll proceed in to verify.

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Okay, proceeding in to verify.

2026-09-13 16:03 UTC

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Mel Carnahan Drive, Hillsboro, MO 63050

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at a student housing complex on Mel Carnahan Drive in Hillsboro. The alarm was initially described as a smoke alarm on the second floor of an apartment. Jefferson College Police on scene reported it was caused by dry cooking with no emergency, and fire units entered to verify the situation.

Cooking sets off fire alarm at student housing

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