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Fire alarm activates in Burlington commercial building, Burlington VT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/15/2025 06:01 PM

Home Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation at a single-story commercial building near Home Avenue in Burlington. No smoke or fire was visible. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector in the rear hall, but no cause was found.

Audio|Heard on: Chittenden County Fire and EMS

Listen to dispatch call

02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 5, Tower 1, alarm activation, near Home Ave.

00:05

Engine 5, Tower 1, alarm activation, near Home Ave.

00:27

I don't know.

00:53

Fuel.

00:55

Engine 5 is on scene.

00:57

Single story commercial structure.

01:00

Nothing showing from the

01:02

Alpha/Bravo side.

01:03

We do have an alarm activation.

01:06

Captain Agent 5 will have command.

01:07

will be investigating.

01:12

(number withheld).

01:15

Tower 1, your best access is actually going to be from the Champlain Parkway.

01:23

Tower copies, Dick in the parkway.

01:31

Abel from HomeMap Command.

01:35

Allmap, go ahead.

01:38

We've made access.

01:40

We've set off the security alarm for your information.

01:53

Tower 1 from command.

01:58

Trial one. One-on-one on the panel.

02:06

Smoke detector activation, rear hall.

02:07

We're checking now.

02:10

Copy. Cover from command.

02:18

Good.

02:23

Founding a detector in question,

02:25

no apparent cause, five should handle your safe.

02:36

Copy. Able, homehouse.

02:39

Homeavre?

02:41

You can get a business or building contact.

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Location mentioned:

Home Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

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