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Accidental activation of medical alert on BroadwayChelsea MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel responded to a medical alert alarm near Broadway in Chelsea. The activation was determined to be accidental, with no patient contact or need for medical attention.

Audio|Heard on: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Respond for a medical aid.
00:01
Medical alert alarm activation, near Broadway.
00:05
This is Chelsea Tower One.
00:07
Near Broadway, medical alert alarm activation, no patient contact.
00:15
I don't want you to respond at near Broadway.
00:18
It's near Broadway, it'll have an apartment number, no fire McEwen.
00:26
Fire alarm, Cattell to the A tier.
00:35
Eight.
00:38
A-2 is transporting one to Whidden.
00:41
Going to Whidden.
00:49
I don't want a fire alarm.
00:52
But I'll need a lot of wood.
00:55
On scene near Broadway.
00:58
Near Broadway, no apartment given.
01:00
Ladder one.
01:03
Ladder one.
01:05
Possible name of that patient is (name withheld), not 100% sure though.
01:13
All right, we'll follow up.
01:14
We're going door to door.
01:19
Okay, they had a hard time understanding the party from the life alert, but there was an FKI in the end.
01:27
Okay.
01:33
Eighty-four, you control something.
01:42
Ladder 100 to ladder one.
01:46
Ladder one.
01:48
I'm at the mailboxes and it looks like apartment eight has someone with a similar name.
02:01
Ladder 100 or Ladder 1?
02:04
Ladder 1.
02:06
I have that person here at the front door.
02:08
He was just taking a walk and it activated.
02:10
No need for medical attention.
02:15
That was the message, Ladder 1 to Farlow.
02:21
What?
02:25
It's going to be an accidental activation.
02:28
Ladder one's in service.
02:30
Accidental activation?
02:32
You're in service, Chelsea Fire Alarm 1319.
02:40
Ladder 1 to Fire Alarm.
02:43
It's a ladder one.
02:46
If you just put a note on the call that was going to be for apartment eight.
02:51
We have to come back here again.
02:54
Okay, I already closed it.

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Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150

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