Fire alarm malfunction at Carver Street apartments, Cambridge MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation near Carver Street in Cambridge. Crews investigated near apartments two and five and found a faulty detector head that prevented the alarm system from resetting. The fire box was left out of service until repairs could be made.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex MA Fire-Talk Group Calls
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03:7
Transcript:
00:00
Carver Street, give me a fire alarm.
00:05
Fire alarm answering Harvard Street command.
00:08
Company is investigating inside near 140 Carver Street.
00:17
Received company investigating inside a 415 entry.
00:22
Command, so ladder 300, do you have that?
00:28
We got it, chief.
00:29
We're investigating.
00:34
Panel says it's near apartment two and apartment five.
00:47
We located that head.
00:49
No apparent reasons.
01:20
We're gonna check the panel now, see if it's the same activation or something different.
01:45
If you could give it one quick look and maybe check apartment two and five, if they burnt food.
02:08
Yeah, it's the same head.
02:09
Only one head on that zone.
02:12
Both apartments are clear.
02:21
Must be something wrong with that head.
02:46
It's not allowing the panel to reset and their fire alarm company could not fix the issue, so the box is out of service.
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Location mentioned:
Carver St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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