Fire alarm triggers evacuation at River St apartment, Waltham MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm in the basement of a two-story apartment building near River St. No fire was found; a heat detector may have activated. The building was evacuated as a safety precaution.
Audio|Source: Waltham Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention, engine 3, ladder 2, still alarm[1].
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Engine 3, ladder 2, respond number near River St, for a fire alarm sounding in the basement.
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Engine 3, ladder 2, respond number near River St.
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Reports of a fire alarm sounding in the basement, Pierce Street to Ripley Street.
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Engine 3. Three has it.
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Ladder two.
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Ladder two.
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All companies are responding, 716.
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Section 3 to Walden.
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Section 3 to Walden. Thank you 3.
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You can show us off with command, two-story apartment building, nothing's showing, we're investigating.
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Engine three, you're off for command, two-story apartment building, nothing showing, investigating, 719.
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Ladder two is off. Matter two is off, 720.
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River Street command of wall, Sam.
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On an update, frozen's not been evacuated at this moment,
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there might be a heat detector going off, we're turning to a resident, who called.
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The building is being evacuated at the moment.
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Speaking where the resident, we call possible heat detectors.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
still alarm: A fire alarm to which only a few units are dispatched, typically for a minor or unconfirmed incident
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Location mentioned:
Near River St, Waltham, MA 02453
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