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Fire alarm at apartment caused by cooking smoke, New Berlin WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/01/2025 01:27 AM (PDT)

Near S Moorland Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151

A fire alarm was triggered at an apartment complex due to smoke from cooking. There was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West

00:42

Transcript:

00:00

New Barlin units mount Charlie level fire alarm at Sunset Woods, 2,900 Southmoreland Road for a Zone 161[1] smoke detector, no description given.

00:12

The Down setting copies.

00:13

Super 1 units and route to the fire alarm, PDs on scene, advising a resident overcooked at ankle in room number 1 and set the alarm off.

00:23

There's no fire. 1st 7 copies Battalion 7 and Truck 7 will be on scene.

00:29

We'll be investigating.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Zone 161: Defined fire response area

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Location mentioned:

Near S Moorland Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151

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