Sprinkler activation causes alarm at Elliot School, Needham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated sprinkler in the second floor library at the Elliot School in Needham. No fire or smoke was found, though a slight electrical smell was noted. The sprinkler system was shut down and school facilities were notified for cleanup.
Audio|Heard on: Needham Fire Operations
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04:5
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm, engine four.
00:03
Engine four.
00:07
Engine four, three 60 complete.
00:09
Nothing seen from the exterior.
00:15
Three six is complete.
00:17
Nothing seen from the exterior.
00:27
Two hundred C two.
00:37
Activated sprinkler head, second floor library.
00:45
I have. If you have water flow, second floor library, any cause for that?
00:57
Negative.
01:03
Received as you meet me at the.
01:05
I'm gonna shut this in.
01:07
You got water is pouring through the outlet.
01:14
Three, (name withheld).
01:15
We're going to work on shutting the system down.
01:20
C two to engine four, just get my message.
01:25
Engine four negative.
01:29
You meet me at the side door here.
01:31
We're going try to get to the sprinkler room and shut this system down.
01:35
Engine four received.
01:36
Proceeding to the side door.
01:41
C2 fire alarm.
01:42
C2 is going to assume Elliot command.
01:46
We got the water flow working on shutting down the system now.
01:49
No fire.
01:52
Under C2.
01:56
No smoke or fire, but we do smell some electrical at this time.
02:10
Received. You picked up the results of the water flow?
02:15
Affirmative.
02:19
Chief, you're assuming command.
02:21
Shutting this system down.
02:25
Command to 200.
02:29
200.
02:33
Were you good to shut this sprinkler down? You might have a valve on at the top of the stack.
02:39
They just shut the second floor down.
02:43
Okay, let me check.
02:48
Two hundred.
02:51
Problem C two.
02:56
C2. Yep, I'm receiving the supervisory in for that same location.
03:04
3C, we just shut down the second floor sprinkler system.
03:08
We had water flow in the library.
03:12
Hey, that's.
03:16
200 C2, I'm waiting for the tech up here so I can check these walls.
03:27
Command to Fire Alarm.
03:30
Command.
03:34
Just notify facilities they're going to need to respond if you have to deal with this.
03:39
We'll try and determine if there's any damage from the water and what the cause was.
03:45
I have that on notified facilities.
03:51
Stand by. I'm letting them know there's going to be some cleanup here too in the library.
03:58
I have that notify facilities regarding cleanup at the library.
04:04
At the Elliot School.
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Location mentioned:
Wellesley Ave, Needham, MA 02494
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