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Fire alarm at Dollar Tree found to be false, Pittsfield MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/23/2025 11:03 AM

Merrill Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm at the Dollar Tree store near Merrill Road in Pittsfield. Crews investigated and found it was caused by sprinkler maintenance. The system was reset, and no hazard was found.

Audio|Heard on: Berkshire County Fire, Police and EMS - Central-Northern

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02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Engine two, engine six, truck two.

00:03

Engine three, car two, respond to the Dollar Tree near Merrill Rd for fire alarm activated.

00:13

Engine two, engine six, truck two,

00:16

engine three, car two.

00:19

Dollar Tree, near Merrill Rd for fire alarm activated.

00:24

All responding companies will operate on channel three fire ground.

00:27

Time out 1405.

00:34

Fire alarm, engine two is on scene.

00:37

Near Merrill Rd,

00:39

Dollar Tree, single story ordinary construction.

00:42

Nothing showing past command, going to investigate.

00:46

Engine two on scene.

01:44

Car two, we don't have any audible alarms going off.

01:46

We're at the panel now.

01:48

Panel's showing trouble.

02:20

A worker showed up saying he was working on the sprinkler system.

02:27

He's resetting the alarm now, there's no hazard here.

02:37

Received.

02:43

Fire alarm from car two.

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Location mentioned:

Merrill Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201

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