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Malicious fire alarm triggers evacuation at elementary schoolSpringfield MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Union St, Springfield, MA 01109

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm at DeBerry Swan Elementary School near Union Street was found to be a malicious false alarm. The building was evacuated and inspected, but no smoke or fire was detected.

Audio|Heard on: Springfield Fire
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02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Command 2. Engine 1.
00:02
Truck 2. The Strip Chief 2.
00:05
Respond to near Union Street.
00:07
DeBerry-Swan Elementary School.
00:09
Radio box high-rise.
00:16
Fire alarm to engine 1, truck 2 and Chief 2.
00:23
She too. Respond to a radio box at near Union Street,
00:29
DeBerry Swan Elementary School for Radio Box 9066,
00:34
Zone 1 General Alarm.
00:45
Receive, you can put out, Chief 2, Truck 2, Unseen.
00:49
Educational Building, it's been evacuated, nothing shown will be investigating.
00:54
Receive, Chief 2, Truck 2, Unseen, they're evacuating,
00:59
investigating.
01:05
Chief 2 to Truck 2, Bravo, pull up a little bit.
01:13
Trust is, man.
01:15
We get reports on a pull station.
01:19
Very safe.
01:24
Trust to it.
01:25
Enjoy on the command.
01:27
Station, motion, folks.
01:33
As you want to command, we're on the Monroe side.
01:39
Appreciate.
01:41
Truck two command.
01:44
Good.
01:46
Yeah, that's been confirmed.
01:47
There's a malicious pole.
01:48
No smoke, no fire.
01:51
Received,
01:53
Chief 2 to file on you can put Agent 1 and myself back in service, truck 2 to call available when ready.
02:00
Receive.
02:02
Engine 1,
02:03
Chief 2, Back in Service, Stru, we'll call on.
02:11
Truck 2, the bar alarm.
02:14
Truck 2 is back in service.
02:16
Truck 2 is back in service.
02:17
That's a malicious call.

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Union St, Springfield, MA 01109

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