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False fire alarm at Bolton Valley ski resort, Richmond VT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 08:05 AM

Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd, Richmond, VT 05477

Bolton Fire Department responded to a general fire alarm at Bolton Valley ski resort main lodge. The alarm was later found to be a false alarm caused by sheetrock dust.

Audio|Heard on: Chittenden County Fire and EMS

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03:7

Transcript:

00:00

Bolton Fire, respond to Bolton Valley ski resort main lodge for a general fire alarm activation.

00:14

Bolton Fire response to the main lodge near Bolton Access Road.

00:22

Fire alarm activation in the general zone of the main lodge.

00:30

Copystone responding to Bolton Fire station, standby.

00:41

Brisbane K-4 responding.

00:43

10-4.

00:52

K-7 responding, two or three minutes away.

01:04

1800, water is gone for fuel.

01:07

Okay, 1840s station.

01:13

FinC. Richmond, Engine 2,

01:30

Responding with K-7 and K-18, could you bring the next engine please?

01:43

Okay, 15 copies.

01:46

10-4 returns.

01:51

Okay, 17 copies.

01:53

Thanks, Mike.

01:56

Seven, I meant.

02:05

Cable Car 4.

02:07

Car 4, Ben.

02:13

New start us an incident.

02:14

It'll be an EMS medical standby, One Main Street, Union Station, two personnel.

02:25

Table copies, do you need any additional personnel?

02:30

That's negative.

02:31

This will be for an extra duty assignment.

02:33

It'll be lasting probably until about 8 o'clock this evening.

02:37

Turn 4.

02:56

Everybody said, Richmond Fire, Bolton Fire.

02:58

You are being canceled to the call at Bolton Valley ski resort repeating Richmond Fire and Bolton Fire, you have both been canceled.

03:05

Alarm was caused by sheetrock dust.

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Location mentioned:

Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd, Richmond, VT 05477

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