False fire alarm due to basement smoke at Lincoln location, Lincoln NE

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/11/2025 09:17 PM

Near N 5th St, Lincoln, NE 68521

A fire alarm was reported near North Fifth Street due to smoke detected in the basement. After investigation, the alarm company confirmed it was a false alarm and canceled the response.

Audio|Source: Lincoln Police and Fire, Lancaster County Sheriff

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Zone 13, fire alarm.

00:02

Near North Fifth Street.

00:04

How do you guys start, (number withheld) Everett Street? We've got Ben calling in saying a (name withheld) is attempting to break into his house and as possible to make 18. 8. So you're still working on further? Respond on Tech 3. (number withheld) Everett.

00:20

Received.

00:23

Okay.

00:25

(number withheld) receive. 24th and superior?

00:31

I have you never seen. I quite brief from this.

00:38

(number withheld). I hope that you receive, but everything else was broken.

00:44

I'll start that way from Ryan East.

00:47

Thank you.

00:53

(number withheld), have you made contact with RP yet?

00:57

Yes.

01:00

Sorry, you're at the window, that was yes?

01:03

No, we had not.

01:05

All right, she says she's wearing a yoga one-sie. She's about 19 and she told us she's on Sheila Lane.

01:14

Okay, 10 copy the stage.

01:22

(number withheld).

01:25

(number withheld). The corner that came in from Old Cheney, you can just decide that one there.

01:31

Engine 10, truck one, verifying response. Sun 13, fire alarm near North fifth. They said it was a westernmost unit.

01:39

Basement smoke.

01:42

Operating on TAC 3, TAC 3.

01:48

(number withheld) I see.

01:58

(number withheld) myself in (number withheld) or area.

02:06

(number withheld), (number withheld) Mr.

02:21

Did we have somebody else pulling up here to King's Corner?

02:27

No, it was just a one caller. We have a possible burglary in progress somewhere else.

02:32

Engine 10, truck one on three, you return to service. False alarm, cancellation by alarm company.

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