False residential fire alarm triggered by battery change, Clinton MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 11:52 AM

Near Arthur St, Clinton, MA 01510

Fire and EMS units responded to a residential fire alarm near Arthur St. in Clinton. On arrival, crews found no fire. The occupant accidentally triggered the alarm while changing the detector battery. The scene was cleared with no hazards found.

Audio|Source: Harvard (town of) Fire/EMS

02:59

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm[1] on calling Clinton Fire to near Arthur St.

00:04

The residential fire alarm called in by the alarm company.

00:08

Again, that's near Arthur St. for the residential fire alarm called in by the alarm company.

00:14

Timeout 14.

00:17

That would be engine 6, engine 4.

00:23

Receive.

00:27

File on for Paramac 2.

00:30

Paramount 2.

00:32

Okay.

00:35

Okay.

00:36

Measurement 2.

00:38

Paramac 2, can be clear?

00:40

Police matter.

00:42

Number 2. Plan service.

00:44

14.

00:51

Firelight engine 2, clear.

00:53

This police matter.

00:55

Agitation, you're clear, sir, 1454.

01:03

Fire alarm[1], copy, 077.

01:05

Arboriter. Okay,

01:08

14507.

01:10

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

01:11

Okay.

01:12

Okay.

01:13

Okay. Okay.

01:14

Okay.

01:22

I'm sorry.

01:39

Hello from Medixt.

01:41

No,

01:43

now.

01:46

Medic 7's down team.

01:49

I don't have 14.

01:52

Kevin, you guys can set up on the truck will be out a minute.

02:06

I just fix far-off.

02:11

All right.

02:14

Two and a half story type 5 Colonial.

02:18

But nothing showing times 3.

02:20

She won't want to expand.

02:24

This is pretty much more than.

02:42

And the fireline.

02:46

File on.

02:49

The occupant was changing the battery and its detectors accidentally set off the alarm.

02:55

Clear. No fire.

02:57

No fire.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Fire-related incident notification/dispatch

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Near Arthur St, Clinton, MA 01510

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