Fire alarm triggers false alert at Orchard Hill Drive, Oxford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 09:19 PM

Near Orchard Hill Dr, Oxford, MA 01540

Fire alarm activated at a multifamily wood-frame building near Orchard Hill Drive in Oxford. Multiple fire personnel responded. No visible smoke or fire was found during the investigation, indicating a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Oxford Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm striking a still alarm assignment for fire personnel, respond to near Orchard Hill Drive.

00:07

Call reporting fire alarms going off in the building,

00:11

reporting no smoke or fire.

00:12

Again,

00:14

fire alarm striking a still alarm assignment for fire personnel, respond to near Orchard Hill Drive, the activated fire alarms, time until 19 minutes.

00:24

Fire alarm striking a still alarm assignment for fire personnel, respond to near Orchard Hill Drive.

00:32

Call reporting fire alarms going off in the building,

00:36

reporting no smoke or fire.

00:37

Again,

00:39

fire alarm striking a still alarm assignment for fire personnel, respond to near Orchard Hill Drive, the activated fire alarms, time until 19 minutes.

00:54

State Club station out. I'll be en route to Orchard Hill.

00:57

Thank you.

01:05

Clear alarm Mammoth 4.

01:09

Amund 4.

01:11

Amund 4. Amund 4, responding Orchertill.

01:19

Hey soon as far as you on the year responding near Orchard Hill Drive building at 23 minutes.

01:32

Squad one for our line.

01:35

Squad one. Squad one.

01:37

Squad one.

01:41

Go to be in route to near Orchard Hill.

01:50

Racy Squad 1, Route near Orchard Hill Drive at 23 minutes. Be advised, I did get a hold of on-call maintenance, they will be responding, 20 to 25-minute ETA.

02:00

Okay.

02:01

Thank you.

02:05

Takes a lot of the station now. I'll be out, what's your film?

02:10

Very safe.

02:13

Squad 1.

02:17

Squad 1.

02:28

Squad 1.

02:36

Can I mean on arrival,

02:38

building as to Victor Hill, the three-story wood frame, multifamily, nothing's filling,

02:43

you'll have C-7 out with command investigating.

02:48

H-C squad one on scene, three-story wood frame, multifamily structure, nothing sharp from the exterior C-7 with command at 30 minutes.

02:56

Fire alum, ambulance for on arrival.

02:58

That was far on scene at 30 minutes.

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