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Smoke alarm repeatedly sounds at vacant house, Waterloo IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 12:16 AM

Near Nevada St, Waterloo, IA 50703

Emergency responders were dispatched to a vacant house near Nevada Street where a smoke alarm had been sounding repeatedly for several days. No smoke or fire was observed. The house has a for sale sign and responders could not access the interior. The situation will be reviewed when access is possible.

Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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305 for a residential smoke alarm near Nevada Street crosses our Mulberry and Franklin.

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305 for a smoke alarm near Nevada Street crosses our Mulberry and Franklin.

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Time out is 216.

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The county, 532, clear for Indy.

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24, 260.

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33.

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Radford Allen.

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From 4, Riverd Allen, 27.

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035 quarter

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1040

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5 in row

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You guys are headed near Nevada Street crosses our Mulberry and Franklin The R.P.

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is stating that there's been a fire alarm going off for the last four days.

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Does believe this house is vacant.

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It has a for sale sign out front.

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Seeing any flames or smoke, just an irritated person that the fire alarm keeps going off?

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Yeah, 305 is on scene.

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This is a vacant house.

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There is a for sale sign in front of it.

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And we don't have a key or a means to access it.

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So it's probably going to have to wait until tomorrow when we can reach someone.

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But we'll walk around it and make sure.

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Near Nevada St, Waterloo, IA 50703

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