False fire alarm at commercial building on Foley Street, Somerville MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at a commercial building near Foley Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. The alarm was a false alarm caused by workers sweeping and creating dust. The fire command was established and later terminated after confirming the system was reset.
Audio|Heard on: Somerville Fire Operations
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05:54
Transcript:
00:00
engine engine one ladder two ladder two C2 box one box one eight nine three assembly road block eight commercial 485 Foley streets box alarm engine two engine two engine one ladder two C two box one eight nine three assembly road block eight commercial 485 Foley streets box alarm
00:26
File on the ladder three, go ahead with your message.
00:30
Beivide and the ambulance response location, please.
00:34
Received.
00:37
Now I'm calling C2.
00:41
C2.
00:43
Be advised, I'll receive the second activation for Zone 9, Electric rooms.
00:51
Message received.
00:56
Engine 2 to fire alarm.
00:58
Engine 2.
01:00
We're off near Foley Street, establishing Foley Street command.
01:05
You're off near Foley establishing command.
01:09
913.
01:12
C2 to Fireland.
01:16
Can you give me a rundown on what you got on the radio box?
01:21
The first owner came in with Zone 6, Assembly Row Block 8, commercial and garage.
01:29
First floor garage.
01:34
The second zone was zone 9, commercial and garage, zone 9 electric rooms.
01:41
We also received the central station,
01:45
and the central station says first floor retail electrical room unit G is engulf 103.
01:53
Message received, I'm off of the company, they'll be Foley Street command.
01:58
You're off,
01:59
Foley Street Command.
02:02
File on A1.
02:06
A1. A1.
02:09
One responding hill sailout.
02:13
A1, we sure respond to a lot of 3 unseen, 950.
02:18
Engine 2 to C2.
02:21
C2. C2.
02:25
We're investigating, but I think there's workers on the scene.
02:28
Maybe tough.
02:30
Messages received.
02:35
Commander Engine 2.
02:37
Engine 2.
02:40
Engine 2. Yeah, I got confirmation from the management that they were sweeping, causing dust.
02:47
Are you in that area now?
02:51
Are you in that area now?
02:52
Okay.
03:02
Medicine can call fire alarm.
03:07
Fireline. Answering C2.
03:10
Yeah,
03:11
this is set off by workman sweeping.
03:13
I'm going to hold engine one, ladder two, and ladder two.
03:18
I'm going to return engine one.
03:22
Commandry report,
03:23
holding engine two and ladder two,
03:26
returning engine one.
03:28
Activation due to workman, 917.
03:31
Fire alarm is answering.
03:33
That EMS unit calling.
03:36
Medic 16 call on file.
03:37
I'm responding.
03:38
33 Madison Street.
03:40
There was a mix-up in, sorry,
03:42
Mason Street, 33 Mason.
03:44
We were sent to Madison.
03:45
They have a six-minute ETA.
03:48
Receive, 917.
03:51
Angel 6 to 5-0-1.
03:54
Agent 6.
03:56
Do we have an ETA and EMS?
03:59
That's affirmative.
04:00
That EMS should have just signed on.
04:02
They have a 6-minute ETA.
04:04
Message receives.
04:08
Engine 1 to file alarm.
04:12
Engine 1.
04:14
Engine 1, cleared by command, returning.
04:18
Clayback command, you're returning, 918.
04:26
Rescue 1. Avalon at Assembly Row Apartments, (number withheld) Great River Road Apartment 534, between Grand Union Boulevard Assembly Row, Medical Aid.
04:38
Rescue 1. Avalon at Assembly Row Apartments, (number withheld) Great River Road apartment 534, between Grand Union Boulevard Assembly Row, medical aid.
04:51
Do you want to file them?
04:54
One.
04:55
Let's take that call?
04:57
That's affirmative.
05:00
Got that.
05:05
Foley Street Command, a fire alarm.
05:07
Answer on Foley Street Command.
05:14
Engine 1. Avalon at Assembly Row Apartments, (number withheld) Great River Road apartment 534, between Grand Union Boulevard assembly row, medical aid.
05:26
Engine 1. Avalon at Assembly Row Apartments.
05:30
(number withheld) Great River Road apartment 534, between Grand Union Boulevard Assembly Row.
05:36
Medical Aid.
05:40
File, arms, answer, and command.
05:44
Systems reset, commands terminated 743, all companies are returning.
05:49
System reset, command terminated 743, we also received the clear on those 920.
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Location mentioned:
Foley St, Somerville, MA 02145
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