Accidental fire alarm at River Street building, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a central station fire alarm near River Street in Waltham. The alarm was found to have been accidentally activated by the building management while they were resetting a pull station. No fire or hazards were present, and the scene was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
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02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Squad 5, Engine 1, Ladder 2.
00:01
Squad 5, Engine 1, Ladder 2.
00:03
Near River Street, Unit B Bravo on the central station alarm.
00:08
No zone indication.
00:11
That's Squad 5, Engine 1, Ladder 2.
00:14
Near River Street.
00:15
River Street unit B Bravo on the Central Station Alarm.
00:18
Station one,
00:19
We're Little Street to School Ave.
00:21
Squad five.
00:25
Moving company seven.
00:29
Company seven, run transmitting box five four.
01:05
Waltham Fire Broadcast, all out on fire.
01:07
Box 54 has been transmitted to River Street.
01:10
Unit B Bravo, funding sectional on Waltham Fire 1930.
01:22
C2 to Waltham.
01:28
C2.
01:31
C2's off on River Street, nothing showing.
01:34
C2 have River Street command.
01:36
The companies, it's a building all the way down the back.
01:43
C2, you're up with command, nothing showing at 1932.
01:54
Engine one to walk there.
01:55
Moody companies are off.
01:56
Five's at hydrant.
01:59
C2 to the company, stay up on River Street if you can.
02:07
Engine one has one.
02:11
Woody Company's up.
02:13
The fire on C2.
02:15
Go ahead.
02:19
Yeah, we have a member of the management team here.
02:21
They were trying to reset a pull station, so it's accidental by them.
02:24
You put the auto in the box, companies to quarters, you can terminate command.
02:27
C2 to handle.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
River St b, Waltham, MA 02453
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