Residential fire alarm triggered by burnt food, Lexington MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 04:49 PM (PDT)

Near Castle Rd, Lexington, MA 02420

Fire department responded to a residential fire alarm near Castle Rd. No fire was found, and the cause was burnt food in the residence.

Audio|Source: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch

04:58

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, ladder 1, near Castle Rd for the residential fire alarm[1] activation coming in a smoke first floor.

00:09

Again, near Castle Rd.

00:11

Create an engine 100.

00:13

What, you all said? If my head out, I'm going to head out near Castle room.

00:15

Fire alarm for the street, free.

00:16

I'm answering.

00:17

I'm going to clear main campus and respond near Castle Rd.

00:24

Can you start Medic 1 in on that call, please?

00:26

23 you're going to clear.

00:27

You're heading near Castle.

00:28

I'll start Medic 1, 1951.

00:31

Engine, Medic 1,

00:33

respond with Engine 1 and Ladder 1 near Castle Rd for the residential fire alarm[1] activation,

00:40

near Castle Rd.

00:41

Fire alarm, C3.

00:42

Okay. Just for a correction on the other side, engine 2 is going to be responding near Castle Rd.

00:46

Engine 1 and Medic 2 are remaining on main campus for the medical.

00:50

I'll remind my side, I'll switch it now.

00:52

Medical one, a fire on.

01:02

One. One.

01:03

Medical one responding near Castle.

01:05

Take one responding near Castle Rd, 1953.

01:09

One under file on.

01:10

Answering. Medic 2, Engine 1, Bolt, ALS, delay with 1 from Engine 1.

01:15

2 and Engine 1, ALS, delay, he, with a member of Engine 1 on board.

01:20

1954. Medic 1, the Fireland.

01:25

Medic 1 on scene near Castle.

01:26

Two-story wood frames, nothing showing.

01:28

One on scene, two-story wood frame, nothing showing.

01:30

155.

01:31

Medic 2-story wood frame, nothing showing.

01:32

Medic 2, Carla. Take two.

01:34

Transporn away.

01:35

Transporn away.

01:37

C3, I'll be off near Castle Rd.

01:41

C3, you'll be off near Castle Rd, 1957.

01:43

C3, you'll be off near Castle Rd, 1957.

01:44

Medic 1.101 is C3.

01:47

Faster.

01:49

Burn food.

01:50

Any needs for ventilation?

01:52

Negative. Catholic Command Fireland.

01:54

No one's answering.

01:55

Medic 1 and C3.

01:57

Medic 1, C3 only.

02:01

Ladder 1, engine 2.

02:02

You can return,

02:03

1957.

02:04

Engine Tunes,

02:05

got the message.

02:07

All right, I'm Ladder 1.

02:08

We have the cancellation.

02:09

You can show us back in.

02:11

Ladder 1, back in 1958.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Near Castle Rd, Lexington, MA 02420

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