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False residential fire alarm near Kirby Ave, Chattanooga TN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/16/2025 03:19 AM

Near Kirby Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

A residential fire alarm was reported near Kirby Avenue. Emergency units responded and investigated but found no fire or signs of an emergency. The alarm was determined to be false.

Audio|Source: Chattanooga Public Safety

01:57

Transcript:

00:00

Residential fire alarm, near Kirby Avenue.

00:03

Respond on Fireground 1[1].

00:15

Engine five respondent.

00:18

Hey, good both.

00:20

Engine five responding.

00:21

We'll be on Fireground One.

00:28

799 East 11th Street, 799 East 11th Street off the Pupil Street and Magnolia Street.

00:34

There's a homeless person camped out on the front step of his building.

00:39

Says there was a lot of yelling then he saw him laying down there on the front step.

00:44

Use 90917.

00:46

Hey, we're there.

00:52

60 traffic stop.

00:59

E500 Holly 153, Tennessee Tag, Baker, it's on Tom,

01:03

4-230. It's on a gray Honda.

01:07

It's occupied one-time all of possible.

01:09

Squad one respond.

01:11

I'm clear.

01:13

Squad one responding.

01:18

Engine 5 on St.

01:20

Kirby Command, nothing showing, investigating.

01:23

Engine 5 on St.

01:24

Kirby Command.

01:26

Nothing showing investigating.

01:28

Engine water spawning.

01:31

Engine one responding.

01:37

Kirby Command.

01:39

Kirby Command. Kirby Command, go ahead.

01:45

CERC-CANceles on the engine file available, flex-9F6.

01:52

All companies can cancel,

01:55

command terminated at 06C2.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Fireground 1: Tactical radio channel for fireground operations and incident coordination.

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Near Kirby Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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