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False fire alarm sparks alarm at Clear Lake memory care, Clear Lake IA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/29/2025 03:02 PM

Bayou Rd, Clear Lake, IA 50428

Concern arose from a fire alarm activation at a Clear Lake memory care facility, but crews reset the alert on scene and found no fire present.

Audio|Heard on: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire

Listen to dispatch call

01:34

Transcript:

00:00

Clear Lake Fire Department needed for a fire alarm call.

00:05

Fire alarm call at Fairfield, fire alarm call.

00:09

Clear Lake Fire Department called for fire alarm at 1401 Bayou Road, Fairfield Memory Care, zone 7 showing smoke in storage.

00:19

Again, zone 7 fire alarm, storage smoke.

00:22

Fire alarm call 1401 Bayou Road at Fairfield.

00:25

This is Clear 1702.

00:30

Are you going out to assist CCRT?

00:37

Go ahead.

00:41

Are you available to take that fire call?

00:46

Yes, ma'am.

00:47

I'm going to place this citation and make myself available, then I'll be unlocked in about 30 seconds.

01:01

27.37.

01:09

Lake,

01:10

3719 and rub.

01:14

1704.

01:16

3719. 3719.

01:19

3719.

01:23

3719.

01:26

They were able to reset the alarm on scene; all systems clear, but cause of activation unknown.

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Location mentioned:

Bayou Rd, Clear Lake, IA 50428

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