Smoke from cooking triggers fire alarm at Granite United Church, Salem NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 04:28 AM

Near Sand Hill Rd, Salem, NH 03079

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Granite United Church on Sand Hill Road in Pelham, New Hampshire. The alarm was triggered by smoke from cooking, with no actual fire or hazardous conditions found. All units were cleared and made available.

Audio|Source: Pelham Fire and EMS

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

We have a radio box alarm at one Sand Hill on fire.

00:01

We have a radio box alarm at one Sand Hill Road with the granite Baptist Church in the basement.

00:11

Radio box number 1711, Sandhill Road.

00:15

One Sand Hill Road is Granite United Church.

00:18

Engine 1, Engine 2, Tower 1, Rescue 3, with Battalion 2.

00:21

Response 1, Sand Hill Road, Granite United Church for Radio Box Alert and Recovations.

00:30

Engine one engine two tower one rescue three with the battalion respond one Sand Hill Road Granite United Church for a radio box alarm activation indicating the basement across east of con street and garyl avenue grid 48 your time at a 731.

00:59

There's 25th century.

01:05

Callers reporting the lights out bridge in Maine due to this power outage.

01:12

There's also somebody in the lobby that has photos of where it occurred.

01:17

Copy.

01:19

See,

01:23

Fire is on full basement.

01:25

File, let me just tag.

01:28

C2X.

01:29

Cesar.

01:34

Cicester.

01:35

Can you get your time, man?

01:39

Cool.

01:45

No one for a long.

01:46

For one.

01:49

On scene, nothing shown.

01:52

Few patrons have evacuated, we'll be investigating.

01:59

Nothing showing evacuation in progress will be investigating 756.

02:08

Car one for one.

02:10

Star one.

02:14

Reported smoke from cooking, R1 can handle, no conditions.

02:18

You can put all the other companies available.

02:22

Sorry, you're reporting no conditions, activation due to smoke from cooking.

02:26

You can handle, all of the companies are available.

02:29

Break, engine one, engine two, rescue three with the battalion.

02:33

You are available at 737.

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Near Sand Hill Rd, Salem, NH 03079

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