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False alarm at McKelvie School due to equipment use, Bedford NH

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audio iconFire & Arson
Liberty Hill Rd, Bedford, NH 03110

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic alarm at McKelvie Intermediate School on Liberty Hill Road. The school principal informed an officer that the activation may have been caused by a pressure washer being used in a bathroom. The alarm was likely a false activation, and no fire was reported.

Audio|Heard on: Bedford Fire Dispatch
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01:19
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for still tone fire.
00:06
Engine one, engine three,
00:09
Tower one, car four to near Liberty Hill Rd, McKelvie Intermediate School automatic fire alarm.
00:18
Engine three, tower one, car four to near Liberty Hill Rd, McElveen Middle School automatic fire alarm, 1054.
00:30
Four, five.
00:33
Fire alarm answering car four.
00:36
Car four responding.
00:38
Be advised we got no tone on this call or the last one.
00:47
Message received.
00:48
Be advised that our SRO spoke with the principal who stated they were using a pressure washer in the bathroom.
00:58
They believe that's what set it off.
00:59
It is showing from the.
01:07
And hold the tower and engine three, engine one, and myself.
01:13
Holding the tower and engine three.
01:16
Engine one and car four are responding, 1056.

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Location mentioned:
Liberty Hill Rd, Bedford, NH 03110

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