Fire alarm malfunction at Carver Street apartments, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonAs 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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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Carver St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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