Smoke from air fryer triggers apartment fire alarm

Heard on: Columbia and Sauk Counties Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Columbia County Portage Fire, Portage EMS, Portage Fire, Portage EMS, we have a fire alarm.

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(number withheld) West Seward Street, the Pioneer Place, apartment (number withheld).

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(number withheld) West Seward Street, Pioneer Place, apartment (number withheld).

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It's gonna be for a fire alarm going.

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Can smell smoke but no flames.

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Page time is 1648.

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Put that fire company's page.

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Point out fire.

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Acknowledge page 02:43 of West Seaway.

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Four 1649 .

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Portage EMS.

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Portage EMS.

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We acknowledge page.

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Portage EMS.

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Acknowledged at 1651 .

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Four and five.

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Engine 33 is en route.

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(number withheld), you were.

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Copy, engine 33 en route.

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1654. Additionally, law enforcement on scene is advising it's from grease from an air fryer.

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No fire, just smoke at this time.

2026-10-21 21:45 UTC

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W Seward St, Poynette, WI 53955

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and EMS responded to a reported fire alarm at an apartment in a Pioneer Place complex on West Seward Street. The alarm was triggered by a smoke odor with no visible flames, and law enforcement on scene indicated the smoke appeared to come from an air fryer rather than a fire.

Smoke from air fryer triggers apartment fire alarm

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