False fire alarm activation at central station on Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 07:22 PM

Near Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Fire crews responded to a central station fire alarm activation near Commonwealth Ave. Upon investigation, no active fire was found. The alarm panel showed a ground fault trouble after resetting the system. No fire damage was reported.

Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3, respond to near Commonwealth Ave.

00:07

Cross Street winds low road.

00:09

For box 244, reported central station alarm.

00:13

Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3, respond to near Commonwealth Ave.

00:20

Cross Street winds low road.

00:22

For box 244, reported central station alarm.

00:27

I need to. Engine 5-1-1-1-1-responding 22nd.

00:38

The engine 5-1-0-1 is responding, 222-222.

00:52

Engine 1-0-2nd.

00:58

21004.

01:00

Fire alarm, engine 5, a lot of water off.

01:11

25, water one are off, including 2,

01:14

26.

01:15

Lot of one, out of one.

01:17

Number one has come in,

01:19

242626.

01:29

Five for one of them off.

01:31

Okay.

01:39

Fire alarm, call now command.

01:43

Fire alarm engine.

01:44

The company is investigating for the sector activation 4 number 4.

01:51

Receive. When it's 15.

02:00

Fire alarm, enter five.

02:03

Command, End his five calling.

02:06

Stand in a fire in this hall up here.

02:13

You can go for a reset.

02:17

Standby. Fire alarm, come up command.

02:21

Roger.

02:25

File 1 against me.

02:27

Holding at the 5-lott-1 and 2-0-1 to turn Enter 1.

02:31

Okay, file-on to Entry 1 region-o-10.

02:36

Ezra 1 is on seeing and are retiring.

02:42

The N-Qan recording 25-9.

02:46

Fire alarm, caught on command.

02:54

Followed action.

02:57

Alarm system reset,

02:59

however the panel is showing trouble for a ground fault.

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Near Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

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