Fire alarm at Maquoketa care center laundry room

Heard on: Maquoketa Area Public Safety

01:31

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

00:00

Still got a fire being out to the care center, (number withheld) German Street, for a fire alarm.

00:05

There is smoke coming from the laundry room, but they're not sure if it's a false alarm or a real alarm yet.

00:33

Three four, were you direct on that Maquoketa Care Center call?

00:41

I missed the 1st part of it.

00:45

Can you and 59 be en route to (number withheld) German Street, the Maquoketa Care Center? There is a fire.

00:51

Alarm going off, and I believe there is smoke or something coming from the laundry room that set it off.

00:55

And they're just not sure if it's an active fire yet or if it is possibly a false alarm.

01:03

39.3.

01:11

10.35.

01:16

When fire

01:20

arrives, you want to have them come to the back parking lot.

01:28

There's no smoke or flames that I can see.

2026-09-12 06:31 UTC

Fire

German St, Maquoketa, IA 52060

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a care center near German Street for a reported fire alarm with possible smoke coming from the laundry room. Responders later reported no visible smoke or flames, and it was unclear if it was an active fire or a false alarm.