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False fire alarm at First Congregational ChurchReading MA

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Woburn St, Reading, MA 01867

A fire alarm was reported at the First Congregational Church near Woburn St, Reading. Fire units responded but found no visible signs of fire outside the building. An investigation is ongoing with command passed to a supervisor.

Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
Reding Q Police and Fire Units, receiving box 1123 for the First Congregational Church.
00:08
Woburn at Sanborn.
00:09
One hundred three, is it?
00:10
Receive.
00:11
Soundtack company respond on the box.
00:13
Company is on responding. Company's on responding.
00:14
Mr. Mr. All companies on responding for the box.
00:18
Redding Fizer, writing files the box alarm.
00:20
Box 1123[1] has been received for First Congregational Church, near Woburn St, cornered Woburn and Sanborn.
00:27
All companies on responding.
00:28
All companies on responding.
00:30
Big fire engine form.
00:31
Companies are arriving near Woburn St, large church building, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:36
We'll be investigating passing command to car three.
00:39
Fighting fire hazard, all companies on-scene, large church building, nothing showing command pass to car three.
00:46
Fire hazard engine for you're on-scene.
00:48
Coth3, go ahead.
00:50
Coth3 is on the Cone command.
00:52
Cot3, unseen and has the command.
00:53
One-O-three, Ray.
00:54
103. One-three.
00:56
Going out of the FD.
00:57
Copy. 3 5 in command.
00:58
Command, go ahead.
01:00
Engine 4 will now be interior.
01:01
Mediq 1, you're going to work with engine 4.
01:03
That engine 4 will be interior with Medicare.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box 1123: Fire alarm activation

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Near Woburn St, Reading, MA 01867
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