False fire alarm sparks evacuation at Andrew Hill Circle, Clear Spring MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/26/2025 11:59 PM

Washington County, MD

At Andrew Hill Circle in Washington County, an automatic fire alarm prompted a full evacuation and fire crew response, but crews found no fire. Later, a broken water line caused minor basement flooding, with maintenance addressing it.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

1740 is what hill circle

00:03

automatic fire alarm.

00:04

Mission three edge, company said truck three, battalion three or four.

00:06

Two to d'any-nine.

00:08

Two to d'any-nine.

00:12

The five,

00:14

I'm out there we're going to be sure if you go.

00:24

By five and three hundred.

00:32

10-2[1] is on the scene.

00:35

The fear is being evacuated again.

00:38

Investigating.

00:39

Judge 10-2[1] on a scene investigating appears evacuated 3-0 4.

00:42

The engine 3 is on the scene.

00:51

And just 3 on the scene 3 and 4.

00:55

Okay, G3-0-4.

00:58

Tadion 336.

01:01

The town three same as you.

01:08

No one knows who's the oldest.

01:13

Okay.

01:19

Watch for battalion 3, 1740, Andrew Hill Circle.

01:23

Most false alarm.

01:25

Any additional can be a single-under response to low 800.

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Use and service, Battalion C-C-3 is available.

01:34

Tadion 3 is available.

01:35

We're going to available already.

01:38

Three and seven.

01:40

The battalion three.

01:41

Okay.

01:45

The basin area has a busted water line.

01:50

There's about half an inch of water on the floor.

01:57

Okay.

02:03

I believe maintenance is aware also.

02:05

A couple of folks we're calling it about it, said that they're waiting on maintenance.

02:10

Okay, if they're aware, that's all we're going to do.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-2: Signal good / Loud and clear

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