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Faulty fire alarm investigated near Beacon St, Brookline MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/19/2025 08:41 AM

Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Beacon Street in Brookline. Investigation found that the activation was caused by a faulty smoke detector and a ground fault in the alarm panel. Property management was notified for service.

Audio|Heard on: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire

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01:36

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 5.

00:02

Yeah,

00:03

(name withheld). I think they said near Beacon St.

00:05

Let me know.

00:06

I'm near Beacon St. I walk it.

00:08

Yeah, I'm at the panel now.

00:10

First floor, smoke.

00:13

All right, stay.

00:17

The engine one is off.

00:21

Get that off.

00:29

Ladder 1 to 105

00:34

Yeah,

00:38

We're all clear here, you can reset.

00:43

Yeah, bud. Yeah,

00:47

Bud. Engine 5 portable, and systems as does.

00:59

Receive.

01:00

Off that, engine one.

01:03

Metro one, how's that? Metro one, the fire alarm returning.

01:07

Engine one, he's not returning over 43.

01:17

Speaking command, file on.

01:20

Time's answering beacon command.

01:24

Companies investigated, that's a faulty detector for the activation.

01:29

There's a ground fault showing in the panel.

01:33

You have a contact number for property management so we can have that serviced.

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Location mentioned:

Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

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