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False alarm at four-story apartment complex, Asheville NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 11:28 AM

Sand Hill School Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

According to the dispatch call, responders investigated a report of smoke or odor at a four-story apartment complex near Sand Hill School Road. The investigation determined the alarm was false, possibly caused by cigarette smoke.

Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire and EMS

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02:4

Transcript:

00:00

road construction, one lane,

00:02

Sandhill Road School Road School Road, Sand Hill School Road.

00:05

Sand Hill School Road.

00:08

Okay,

00:10

four story,

00:12

department structure,

00:13

we're out for investigation.

00:16

Waterton on scene, four-story apartment complex.

00:18

Out for investigation at near Sand Hill School Road.

00:25

Chief Ten on scene, assume of command.

00:32

I'll copy Chief Ten on scene.

00:35

I copy on scene, sir, and assume the command.

00:37

Ladder 10 G10 on in guy.

00:42

Go ahead.

00:46

Show on.

00:52

Let's try again, Cody.

00:54

Tuddy.

00:58

I'm saying first floor air, so we're checking it out.

01:04

Call me first floor, L, there, smoke.

01:10

It's reset, it's not reactivated.

01:17

Steve 1032, only copied, we do have...

01:24

We have... We have a little bit of an odor here, my video on.

01:32

Possible cigarette smoke.

01:38

Okay,

01:39

we advise on engine three.

01:45

Okay, put it in three, Matt.

01:51

Ten.

01:54

There's been a false alarm.

01:56

I'm doing a little bit more investigating.

01:57

You can go ahead and place engine three and brush one and three in service.

02:01

Three thirty-six, brush one on three, authority, chief ten,

02:04

you can go in service.

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Sand Hill School Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

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