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False fire alarm at Wild Crab restaurant in South Bend, South Bend IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 07:54 AM

Near E Ireland Rd, South Bend, IN 46614

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Wild Crab restaurant near East Ireland Road in South Bend, Indiana. Upon arrival, no fire or smoke was found. The alarm company was on site performing a system test. The alarm was confirmed false, and all units were cleared.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

South Bend Engine 10, Engine 8, Fire 102, Refew, 1, Truck 3, near East Ireland Road, alarm response, commercial, near East Ireland Road, wild crab, respond on fire ground, 1, 10, 54 hours.

00:25

Southland companies are around near East Ireland Road, Wildcrab.

00:31

For a general fire alarm called in by the alarm company showing in Zone 4.

00:41

Dispatch from squad 18.

00:44

Squad 18.

00:47

We're going to conduct a fire alarm test at near Quince Road. This is an alarm test only. Let me know when you receive it and please do not dispatch.

00:58

Clear.

01:00

Near Quince Road.

01:06

Dispatch off the entrance 10.

01:09

Enter test. Enter test.

01:12

On scene, small single-story restaurant, nothing showing no evacuation. We'll be out investigating its staff command.

01:19

Do that alarm company on scene?

01:21

What about, further?

01:25

Claren't attends on scene of a small single-story restaurant.

01:29

Nothing showing no evacuation alarm company is on scene.

01:32

And it will be investigating that.

01:39

This back, command.

01:45

Disregard all companies.

01:47

The alarm system, or alarm company testing the system.

01:50

If you get another alarm, the advisor will probably go off again.

01:53

You can release Fireground PRO.

01:57

Clear. All companies can disregard responding to fire. Let's just doing a test.

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Near E Ireland Rd, South Bend, IN 46614

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