Alarm activation at Cold School caused by power blip, Boxford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 07:50 AM

Near Middleton Rd, Boxford, MA 01921

An alarm was activated at Cold School around 10:50 AM. Fire engines and emergency units responded and investigated the site. They found no signs of fire or hazards. The alarm was most likely triggered by a temporary power outage affecting nearby schools and systems. The situation was cleared with no emergency found.

Audio|Source: Georgetown Police and Fire, Groveland Fire, Haverhill Fire

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

It'll be engine 4.

00:04

Recease it.

00:05

Engine 4 on for the Cole School at 1050.

00:09

Alley engine two.

00:13

A regional engine, railway, engine two.

00:16

Engine 2 will be on the air.

00:20

Freezee.

00:25

Section 4 is on arrival.

00:27

Nothing showing to be investigated.

00:33

All units arriving, 1051.

00:37

My alarm, squad two.

00:46

Answering squad two.

00:48

She's also on arrival.

00:50

The advisory also got an alarm from the Tri-Town School.

00:57

There was a power blip before that.

01:01

Masco's phones went down.

01:03

I don't know if it's affecting both.

01:07

I appreciate, thank you.

01:14

Hi, LARC from Squad 2.

01:20

Answering Squad 2.

01:23

Squad 2. Squad 2 have been educated near Middleton Road, Drytown School Unit. All systems are normal at this time.

01:33

1053

01:36

Andrew Park.

01:41

Newberry Fire Department is dispatching Agent 5, One Walls dash on the first floor for medical aid.

01:47

That's engine 5 to one wall's dash on the floor for medical aid at 1055. It's 1055. It's a mic test.

01:57

Receive May 10 here, responding.

02:04

Edge 6 filing.

02:11

Illinois transporting one.

02:13

Edge 6th is in service.

02:17

3-210-57.

02:23

121-2-1-2-8.

02:25

12-1-0-2-2-8.

02:26

12-1-2-10-7.

02:32

The code is ready-count-10-year-on-your-on-scene.

02:40

5-on-pense.

02:44

Measure 5 on-scene, 10-58.

02:46

On C-48. On C-45.

02:57

Entering C45.

03:01

U-M reset prior to our arrival.

03:05

No hazards found, most likely due to a power outage will be clear returning.

03:10

Please see.

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Near Middleton Rd, Boxford, MA 01921

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