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False fire alarm at building near Franklin St Newport, Newport RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 08:24 AM

Near Franklin St, Newport, RI 02840

A fire alarm was triggered at a building near Franklin Street in Newport. Fire crews responded quickly. When they arrived, there was no sign of fire or smoke. The responders checked the area and confirmed it was a false alarm. No damage or hazard was found.

Audio|Source: Newport Fire

01:56

Transcript:

00:00

Phone alarm[1], station 1, station 5, ladder 2, car 2.

00:05

Response near Franklin St.

00:09

General fire alarm activation.

00:12

Operate.

00:13

Fire ground 1.

00:26

Phone alarm[1], station 1, station 5, ladder 2, car 2.

00:31

Respond near Franklin St.

00:34

General fire alarm activation.

00:37

Operate on fire ground 1.

00:44

Fire alarm from ladder 2, ladder 2 is on scene, 3 stories, wood frame, nothing showing, now to investigate.

00:53

Receive latter two year on scene, nothing showing, 1125.

01:00

Units responding near Franklin St,

01:03

there'll be a hydrant Franklin,

01:05

at fame.

01:07

Part two is on seeing two story wood frame structure.

01:16

Nothing showing,

01:18

not to dusky.

01:22

Receive Cartoon on scene.

01:24

Notting Chowling 1147.

01:30

Venned 1.13.

01:36

Receive, Benjewan on scene.

01:38

Car 2 to fire line.

01:44

Cancel everybody with the exception of Inder1.

01:49

Recruit car 2. Units responding near Franklin St can return and service the exception engine 1.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Phone alarm: Incident reported by telephone (civilian call)

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Location mentioned:

Near Franklin St, Newport, RI 02840

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