Smoke triggers automatic fire alarm at Central Avenue, Dubuque IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/26/2025 08:20 AM

Near Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001

An automatic fire alarm activated at near Central Avenue due to smoke detection. Fire units were dispatched to respond and investigate the cause of the smoke and alarm.

Audio|Source: Dubuque County Fire, Dubuque City Fire and EMS

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, automatic fire alarm, Code 2[1], 1812, Central Avenue, between East 18th Street and East 19th Street.

00:11

6 Agent 2,

00:19

Medical, 245, National Street, between Davenport Street and Muscatine Street.

00:29

Engine 11 from dispatch?

00:32

Engine 11?

00:35

Truck 1, I missed it. Are you on 5?

00:38

Go ahead, we're at Station 3.

00:41

Okay, I need you guys to go to near Central Ave with Engine 1.

00:47

Near Central Ave with Engine 1 for the fire alarm.

00:52

Happy.

00:57

Truck 1, are you on 5?

01:03

Truck 1's on 5.

01:05

Everybody's on 5.

01:10

Let's start the drill. Structure Fire 14928 Public Safety Way Engine 3, Engine 6. Truck 1, respond, emergent.

01:21

A little bit of smoke, we're looking out on this eaves.

01:25

If it's really easy in the hand, then they do a 360 each, everybody else stayed on arrival.

01:36

Engine two.

01:42

Go for entrance two.

01:45

Engine 2, Yourself and Medic Tour is founded a 245 National.

01:51

245 National for a lift assist, no injuries.

01:57

Truck door, I'm going to have you be attacked.

01:59

Truck one, when you get on a scene, I'm going to need you to force that door and you'll be door control.

02:06

Truck one, Tabby.

02:11

Charlie's tied of the structure is unremarkable.

02:14

Looks like everything's concentrated to the alpha gravel corner.

02:21

Engine 1.

02:26

Engine 1, you're responding to near Central Ave.

02:30

Near Central Ave. Near Central Ave.

02:32

For a notify fire alarm, they're getting Smoke 3A is what they're advising against Smoke 3A.

02:41

Your second engine is going to be Engine 11, maybe slightly delayed the software got kind of messed up when we were doing the national call at the same time.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Code 2: Priority response without lights and siren (urgent, non-emergency)

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