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Cooking sets off smoke alarm near Front StMilford DE

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NW Front St, Milford, DE 19963

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible smoke detector activation near Northwest Front Street in Milford. It was determined to be a cooking-related false alarm, with no active fire or injuries reported.

Audio|Heard on: Kent DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
And when we do, it's near Northwest Front Street between North Third Street and East Street.
00:05
Second first smoke detector activation near a hydrant across from the diagonal.
00:10
Copy that.
00:13
Forty-two thirty-three, respond.
00:16
Command forty-two.
00:18
We're from near Northwest Front Street.
00:21
Have a brief near Northwest Front Street for two sides of the structure.
00:26
That was the northwest on shift command.
00:29
Yeah, we can also be advised.
00:32
Check from near Northwest Front Street.
00:34
Advised (name withheld) was cooking and set off a fire alarm.
00:37
Advised the entrance is off the parking lot on the local street.
00:43
That's correct.
00:46
Traffic control 42, do you want to see?
00:49
Traffic control 422, 428.
00:51
It's near Northwest Front Street going north, Church Street North Street.
00:55
Second floor smoke detector out because (name withheld) had a hydrant across the intersection.
00:59
Caller from near Northwest Front Street advised (name withheld) was cooking and triggered the fire alarm.
01:03
Five entrances off the parking lot on the one-way street.
01:08
Did you call the apartment number?
01:13
(Name withheld) advised (number withheld).
01:18
Copy.
01:19
(Name withheld) invited engines to the parking lot off North Church Street.
01:23
It's one-way street.
01:26
Engine 428, this is command.
01:30
We have confirmed that it was a cooking-related mishap.
01:35
If you're going to investigate, we'll probably need positive pressure.

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NW Front St, Milford, DE 19963

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