False fire alarm at residential building in Salem, Salem NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 07:45 AM (PDT)

Salem, NH 03079

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at a three-story residential building with a basement near Oak Street in Salem. Upon inspection, no fire, smoke, or alarm activation was found. All responding companies were released.

Audio|Source: Essex and Southern Rockingham Counties Fire / EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

5, car through, head to O-Cav, near Oak Street, car-through fire alarm, fire alarm, car two, fire alarm, car two, ultimately respond, a flat one.

00:07

Fireland has that. Receive five.

00:08

Negative. Cancel.

00:10

Cancel. Okay. I have to get it.

00:12

Transcating 10401 to Placet E.R.

00:14

30-0. 10401 to the class at E.R.

00:16

30-m.0. 10403.

00:17

Black 51, reject me while and hold it.

00:20

23 be clear to cool.

00:21

He said 1047.

00:22

C1, fire alarm.

00:23

C1, fire alarm. C1.

00:24

No answer on the call back.

00:25

See you, Mr.

00:26

Beverly. Introduce quick.

00:27

Let me see you, 1047.

00:28

Tum, for near Oak Street.

00:30

C, Oak Street.

00:31

TOWCAP. Engine 7 firearm.

00:34

7. 7. You at the city yard? Negative.

00:37

It never went.

00:38

Hung around the high school area waiting for this update.

00:40

Three seats.

00:41

Yeah, engine three. End to OGAV.

00:42

Engine seven. I'll get back here.

00:43

So, Frankie, too.

00:44

File on D1.

00:46

Cut. Standing 4 to headquarters, if you fall back, you might be able to interpret it.

00:51

Sorry, I want to mention fire to go an old gap.

00:54

Uh, can you give me a number?

00:55

We added 15, much strong wings better.

00:58

All right, you go on seeing 15 old gas and that's nothing.

01:03

That's a number to go.

01:06

Oh. Oh, okay. That's what you.

01:09

Also on E1.2.

01:11

Anyone off a clock that you are, any miles, 1.2, 1050.

01:15

I want to take the bus.

01:16

One. All right.

01:17

Walked the entire street, no alarm, no smoke, releasing all companies from Hope Street.

01:23

Breachie. Uh,

01:24

Hector is going out of travel.

01:25

Good question.

01:27

Three-story residential with the basement, nothing killing two bags and five times to the HECTS will be Oak Streetman.

01:34

Breaches. Folks, hold all companies with the position for now.

01:37

Return into three.

01:38

Three, please. That's a breach to return.

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