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False alarm triggered by battery change at home, Waltham MA

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Near Hillcrest Rd, Waltham, MA 02451

Fire department responded to a home near Hillcrest Rd for an alarm triggered by smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide detectors. Upon arrival, no hazard was found because the homeowner accidentally set off the alarm while changing batteries.

Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, engine 8, engine 7, ladder 3.
00:03
That's engine 8, engine 7, ladder 3.
00:05
Respond to near Hillcrest Rd, the farmer residence, on a central station alarm, zone indicating smoke detector, heat detector, and a CO detector.
00:14
Again, that's engine 8, engine 7 ladder 3, near Hillcrest Rd, the farmer residence, for the central station alarm indicating smoke detector, heat detector, and the CO detector.
00:25
to Birch Road.
00:26
Engine 8. Engine 8.
00:30
Engine 7.
00:31
7 has it.
00:32
Ladder 3. Latifers.
00:33
Companies have it.
00:34
Transmitting box 372 while him fires 1214.
00:37
All-Path command, Waltham.
00:38
Allpaff command, Maticz, Transport, Tremant, Command.
00:41
Fours on the road in District for Quarterly.
00:43
Engine Ford, you're on the road in District for Quarters.
00:45
At 1215.
00:46
Are there in control? All control.
00:48
The next handbell will be clear.
00:50
Routed. C2 Wadhawn, C2.
00:52
C2. On Hill Grass Road, nothing showing all of command.
00:55
On Hill Grist Road, nothing showing.
00:57
You command at 1216.
00:58
440 and 439.
00:59
440 left. 2nd Prospect.
01:01
859 Main Street for a 911 wireless hanging up.
01:05
26 meters and 95% confidence, nothing in house of that number.
01:09
Sounded like TV in the background, no answer to our call back.
01:11
Roger. See you.
01:12
So Chris, may I Waltham?
01:14
Waltham. The entire answering. The home owner was changing batteries and accidentally set the alarm on.
01:18
Continuing Engine 8 to clear the other company.

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Near Hillcrest Rd, Waltham, MA 02451
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