Fire alarm caused by sprinkler system leak at residential building, Stamford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 05:14 PM

Near Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06902

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residential building near Washington Boulevard. No fire was found, but a hole in a dry sprinkler pipe caused water to spray, triggering the alarm. The issue was identified in the building's sprinkler system, not a fire.

Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 5, Engine 1, Truck 1, Unit 4, Youth Fireground 1[1], respond to near Washington Boulevard.

00:09

The Boulevard, for commercial fire alarm, cross streets or Broad Street and North Street.

00:14

Time, 2015.

00:20

State for Engine 5 is on scene, 4-story wood frame multifamily residential.

00:25

Nothing's shown me investigating.

00:32

Receive Engine 5 on scene, four-story, wood frame,

00:36

multi-family residential, nothing's showing.

00:39

Engine 5 is going to be investigating, time 2018.

00:47

Air Force of Revenancing.

00:48

FTC is on the alpha side of the building to the right side of the front door.

00:57

25 command.

01:02

1025.

01:03

The main thing is indicating drive system on the east side.

01:20

25 man?

01:23

Yeah, 25.

01:24

Yeah, there's a hole in a dry pipe,

01:28

uh, spray water on the front of the street side.

01:35

Okay, I receive.

01:37

Were you guys able to locate the appropriate sprinkler room?

01:44

Yeah, Chief, I think we have this off.

01:52

Rick, that's in the parking garage?

01:56

Yeah, the covered parking area.

02:03

I just got the supervisory that appears to be the correct belt.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fireground 1: Primary tactical radio channel used for coordinating fireground operations.

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Near Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06902

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