Accidental residential fire alarm activation in Chattanooga, Chattanooga TN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/3/2025 05:27 PM

Chattanooga, TN

A fire alarm was triggered at a residence near Minuton Drive in Chattanooga. Responders determined it was an accidental activation and no fire was present.

Audio|Source: Chattanooga Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Residential fire alarm, near Minuton Drive off Kingsley Court and Royal Fern Trail.

00:06

Zone 2, smoke detector.

00:10

Showing Orange Grove Group Home on the women's side, you have a hydrant at the beginning of Men's Home Drive.

00:17

Ford, can you give us RP on ID (number withheld) property call, call?

00:22

For that's correct.

00:23

Clear.

00:24

No, I'm sure.

00:27

All companies, correct your closest hydrant. It's going to be on Men's Home Drive at the beginning of the driveway to this resident.

00:39

Engine 1. Engine 1, go ahead.

00:46

We're available.

00:47

Clear.

00:53

Say it's not located at D2.

00:58

Engine 8 arriving on scene, establishing Midtown command.

01:02

Have all the company Sage on Midtown.

01:05

Clear.

01:07

Clear. Engine 8 on scene, Menton Command.

01:10

All incoming stage on Menton.

01:18

Action now.

01:20

Clear.

01:21

Engine 3, squad 20, engine 1, ladder 1, squad 1, engine 14.

01:28

Respond of (number withheld) Cummings Highway (number withheld) Cummings Highway for a commercial fire alarm, response fire, number 2, 2030.

01:40

6, can you be route (number withheld) Lee Highway? You're going to have two vehicles parked for this accident, negative injuries.

01:48

I'm going to be looking for a Dodge pickup versus a Volkswagen Atlas.

01:56

Can I pull into a parking lot?

01:59

I'm clear. I do believe that they're pulled out of the roadway.

02:07

Meantown command, you can counsel all other companies except for Internet.

02:10

This will be accidental activation.

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