residential fire alarm caused by cooking smoke, Westerly RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 02:34 PM

Westerly, RI

Firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm in Westerly, Rhode Island. They found smoke caused by cooking but no active fire. The crew ventilated the home using fans.

Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut Fire and EMS

02:58

Transcript:

00:00

Westerly dispatched to the Westerly Fire Department's funding number 8 Piquad Avenue.

00:04

Caller to the police reports a fire alarm activation.

00:06

It's the Westerly Fire Department to 8B Piqua Avenue, a residential fire alarm activation.

00:19

Good.

00:21

Engine three is available.

00:23

We'll be running engine four as engine three.

00:27

Devord?

00:28

Devore?

00:38

So engine four is on the way to 8B Piqua Avenue.

00:41

Fire alarm activation driver plus one.

00:48

Precaution engine four from the police possibly due to burnt food.

00:55

Recy 3-9-3-3-3-6.

01:02

393 is recorded.

01:07

Roger.

01:14

This badge, eight ball one, got one today, Kimball.

01:20

Chris 2ndipone.

01:29

Coach 503, 303 transporting BLF.

01:34

4-1-2-87.

01:50

Engine 4 is on a single two-story wood frame, nothing shown from the exterior.

01:54

We'll be investigating.

01:58

Pursuit engine 4.

02:01

Engine 4. Engine 4.

02:05

Engine 4-3-393.

02:19

Go ahead, 194.

02:23

Doug,

02:24

confirming the alarm was set off due to cooking, we do have a smoke condition in the residence at this time, no active fire.

02:30

We're going to open some windows and we're going to get the fans set up at the front door to help ventilate.

02:37

All right, 10-4[1].

02:39

I'm going to be responding in a moment here and I will be on scene soon.

02:48

Okay.

02:55

Engine 1 is responding, driver plus one.

Police codes explained

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10-4: Acknowledgement / Copy

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