Commercial fire alarm at restaurant found false, Stamford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/18/2025 11:41 AM

Near Summer St, Stamford, CT 06905

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Dave's Hot Chicken near Summer Street. They investigated and found no active alarm or fire. The alarm was triggered by an employee report, not the alarm company. The incident was cleared with limited units held on standby.

Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 9. Engine 5.

00:02

Truck 1. Unit 4.

00:04

Use Fireground 1.

00:06

Respond to near Summer Street, Dave's Hot Chicken.

00:10

For commercial fire alarm, cross streets are Summer Street and Wheel Street.

00:14

Time 1442.

00:16

And for 311, responding.

00:23

Receive 311.

00:25

Responding.

00:30

Stamford 311 held up by the train.

00:35

Receive 311.

00:38

I reach a lot soon.

00:42

Receive 32, 1444.

00:44

Stamper, engine five, the ride, Valentine.

00:46

I've got a single story, Class II commercial.

00:48

We have a investigating.

00:54

Man, it's two of five.

00:56

Hi, 25.

00:59

There's no alarm active, Dave's Hot Chicken.

01:03

She's reporting that the alarm panel was beeping.

01:06

It appears to be normal.

01:11

All right, I'll check with the alarm company.

01:16

Stanford of Medic 1, ignored a page.

01:20

We're at Dave's Hot Chicken, there's no alarms ringing in the building in the building.

01:27

Can you call the alarm company back and just verify the address and what type of signal we received?

01:32

Didn't come from an alarm company.

01:34

Came from employee, it looks like, (name withheld).

01:40

Okay, very good.

01:46

We're going to hold engine five only.

01:53

Ready to Stanford.

01:56

Where is the Stamford?

01:59

Recall, Dave's Hot Chicken, holding engine five only.

02:04

Receive, recall, Dave, holding engine five only, 1451.

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