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Fire alarm at apartment complex on East Hadley RoadAmherst MA

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The Boulders Apts, Amherst, MA 01002

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated alarm at a residential apartment complex near East Hadley Road in Amherst. The alarm was reported by the building's alarm company and a resident, but no smoke or fire was found upon arrival. Units were cleared and returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst Fire
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Attention 51, engine one, engine two, still alarm.
00:03
Attention 51.
00:05
Engine one.
00:07
Engine two, still alarm, respond to the Boulders Apartments near East Hadley Road.
00:14
This will be for building 140, reported fire alarm sounding.
00:20
The Boulders Apartments, building 140 near East Hadley Road.
00:36
Go ahead, Engine Two.
00:40
Engine Two to A3 on the air responding with Engine One to the Boulders, building 140.
00:46
Goodbye, Crew Four.
00:50
Engine 283, you're on the air responding to the Boulders with a combined crew of four.
00:57
This was called in by the alarm company who advised smoke detectors of 014.
01:05
Also got a call from a resident in building 140 who said the alarms are activated.
01:12
I could hear them, no smoke or fire reported.
01:16
1352.
01:20
Seventy-nine engine one, did you want to copy that? Show us how many are responding.
01:25
East Hadley Road, building 140, crew three.
01:32
Engine one, you're on the air as crew of three going to building 140 at the Boulders, 13 fifty-three.
01:43
Engine two from engine one.
01:47
Go ahead, engine one.
01:50
You can place yourself in service with a report of no smoke or fire.
01:54
We should be outside.
01:57
Thank you, engine one.
01:59
Seventeen nine from engine two.
02:06
Go ahead, Engine Two.
02:10
Per X Five, Engine Two A Three returning in service to us.
02:17
Per X Five, Engine Two A Three returning north 1354.

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The Boulders Apts, Amherst, MA 01002

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