Fire alarm at Government Center Post Office; no fire found, Fall River MA


Fire alarm at Government Center Post Office in Fall River triggered. Firefighters could not enter using Knox box keys due to outdated keys. Entry was forced through the southern loading dock door. No fire or danger found inside.
Audio|Source: Fall River Police and Fire
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Command of Fire Alarm[1], what number did you have for the Government Center Postal Office here?
00:06
I had a responder of (name withheld) with (number withheld).
00:17
Okay, and you left a message?
00:19
That's affirmative, I did.
00:21
All right, is there any entry code or anything at fire alarm? There's nothing not associated with this box, is there?
00:28
Negative. I can try to check past calls.
00:31
We did find the Knox box.
00:32
The keys are not valid, and the contact list in the Knox boxes from...
00:36
26 years ago, so I'm clearly not valid.
00:40
We're not able to gain entry, so just maybe leave that message.
00:44
We can't gain entry.
00:45
The box came in. I guess it happened yesterday morning to it around 7.30, and I'll have our guys follow-up with prevention.
00:52
We've got nothing showing, but we cannot gain entry.
00:54
Rescue on the command.
00:56
Go ahead.
00:57
We gained entry, forced the southern loading dock door.
01:01
I don't know if we're going to gain access to the interior portion door, though.
01:06
All right, come to the door you've forced and let me in.
01:11
It's wedged open for you, Chief.
01:13
On the City Hall side?
01:16
Loading dock closest to City Hall.
01:18
All right,
01:22
these glass doors here, I'm here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire Alarm: Fire alarm activation
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Location mentioned:
Center St, Fall River, MA 02724
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