False fire alarm at Methodist Church, Ipswich MA
A fire alarm was triggered at the Methodist Church on North Main Street in Ipswich. Fire crews arrived and found workers inside. After investigation, no smoke or fire was detected. The alarm was linked to two separate systems, both active at the time.
Audio|Source: Ipswich Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Stand by for commercial fire alarm,
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near North Main Street.
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Ipswich police and fire on the air with a commercial fire alarm activation,
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near North Main Street, call them by the alarm company.
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Again, that's a commercial fire alarm activation,
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called in by the alarm company near North Main Street. That's at the Methodist Church,
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time of 1413.
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Filing, two has that, we're on North Main right now.
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There was workers working in there when we went by the last time.
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Receive, I have that message.
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Engine 2 will be arriving, nothing showing. Engine 2 is command.
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There is workers on scene.
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See, Engine 2 on arrival with workers on scene, 1413.
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File, I'm answering.
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Just be advised,
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we're still investigating. There's two separate alarm systems here. There's a brand new alarm system, there's an old one.
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They're both active,
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but no smoke, no fire.
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Receive engine 2, still investigating 1418.
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Ipswich, MA
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