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Residential fire alarm at Matthews home sees no visible fire, Matthews NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/6/2025 01:24 AM

Cox Rd, Matthews, NC 28104

A residential fire alarm was reported near Cox Road in Matthews. Firefighters arrived on scene and found no visible fire or smoke in the large home. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector in the residence office.

Audio|Heard on: Union County and North Carolina State Fire

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01:47

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 43, Ladder 44,

00:02

Station 43, responding to a residential fire alarm near Cox Road,

00:11

cross streets of Weddington Lake Drive and Weddington Road, operate on Bravo.

00:22

Indian 43 route.

00:29

10474 a lot.

00:30

24243 a second round.

00:37

104 a letter from out.

00:40

104, letter 44 are you en route.

00:47

Engine 43, Letter 44 en route to the residential fire alarm near Cox Road, cross streets of Weddington Lake Drive and Weddington Road.

01:00

I was called in by the alarm company advising it's a smoke detector for the office at the residence,

01:06

Zone 6.

01:08

Here is Hydrored is going to be directly in front of the house at the end of the driveway.

01:13

Ticom engine 43 is on the state.

01:17

Large residential structure, nothing visible.

01:20

Engine 43, 4-1 is that command.

01:25

Then 4-1 is in command.

01:29

Then 4-engine 33, I'll show you unseen, you have command.

01:38

Ladder, 44 is on scene.

01:46

10-4[1]-letter-free forms.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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Cox Rd, Matthews, NC 28104

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