Fire alarm at Phillips Academy building, Andover MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at Bancroft Hall, Phillips Academy in Andover. The alarm was triggered by cooking smoke, and no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
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03:59
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two,
00:01
ladder one, A1, car two.
00:03
Commercial fire alarm.
00:04
Bancroft Hall, near Old Campus Road at Phillips Academy.
00:09
That's engine one, engine two, ladder one.
00:12
A1, car 2, commercial fire alarm.
00:16
Phillips Academy, the Bancroft Hall.
00:17
The address near Old Campus Road.
00:19
Coming to run 1725.
00:23
Fire alarm, one lieutenant radio check.
00:26
Loud and clear, (name withheld).
00:29
Can you see the engine one time?
00:31
All right, it responded to the box.
00:38
Ladder one is on and responding.
00:43
He's on to the west.
00:47
I'm here on scene, but I can't find an accident anywhere.
00:51
Anything else?
00:54
Stand by, I'll make contact.
01:01
Okay, everyone.
01:09
Fire alarm A1 is on for near Old Campus Road.
01:25
Engine 2's on.
01:27
K engine 2, 1727.
01:43
Engine three,
01:58
High blood pressure.
02:30
Car two will be Phillips Academy command.
02:33
Car two on the scene, you have PA command 1720.
02:38
Engine one is on scene.
02:42
Engine one arriving, 1729.
03:46
Phillips Academy command.
03:49
PA command.
03:52
Initial report is cooking smoke and crews checking further.
03:56
Engine one to investigate cooking smoke, 17 thirty-one.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Chapel Ave, Andover, MA 01810
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