Smoke Detector Activates in Residential Unit with No Fire, Amherst MA


The fire department responded to reports of a smoke detector activating repeatedly in a residential unit near Amherst, MA. They cleaned and reset the detector, found no signs of fire or emergency, and instructed residents to call again if the alarm sounds.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
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We had an activated smoke detector in the bedroom near unit one.
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Apparently they've been intermittently activating over the course of an hour.
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We cleaned the detector and we installed, haven't been,
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the residence there were instructed to call the fire department to stay sound again.
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Commander's terminated engine two is in service, engine three also in service.
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Command advising smoke detector in bedroom near 51 has been activating over a course about an hour.
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It's been cleaned, system summary set, command's going to return it, NG2, NG3 return to service at 2213.
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Amherst, MA
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