Sprinkler issue investigated near Winter St, Worcester MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible sprinkler system malfunction affecting properties near Winter Street and Harding Street in Worcester. Units investigated reports of water flow alarms and a burst pipe, locating the issue near the sprinkler room area. No fire or hazardous conditions were observed during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester MA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Car four with engine twelve, engine six, and ladder one, near Winter Street.
00:06
There was no name for it.
00:08
Alarm central calling in Harding water flow.
00:11
That was his Harding water flow.
00:16
All right, understood.
00:17
Winter for the water flow on number eighty-five.
00:25
Twelve to fire alarm, initial radio report.
00:30
Follow me, it's in twelve.
00:33
Large brick four-story,
00:35
alarm sounding, nothing showing.
00:37
The officer is investigating the whole decoder assignment.
00:39
Twelve S command.
00:42
Received twelve on arrival, establishing command.
00:44
Nothing showing here, investigating.
00:45
Seven twenty-two.
00:47
Engine six level one.
00:50
Level one, level one.
00:52
Car four, command.
00:56
Command here from car four.
00:59
We're on the Bravo side, which Harding Street side.
01:04
There's a sprinkler room over here.
01:05
There's also a super box.
01:10
Received, Chief.
01:11
We just confirmed the panel is reading water flow.
01:15
We got the super box from here and we'll make our way over to you in the sprinkler room.
01:21
Car 4 to follow.
01:23
Follow up.
01:26
Car 4 is on arrival.
01:28
Received, Car 4.
01:29
Heavy arrival.
01:30
Spoke with a responsible party, (name withheld).
01:32
He said he's responding.
01:35
Received.
01:37
Me and ladder one.
01:41
Ladder one,
01:43
Can you make your way over to Harding on the Bravo side? We got water coming out.
01:50
Where is he?
01:57
Command, fire alarm.
02:00
Fire alarm, this is command.
02:04
We got a burst sprinkler pipe on floor one on the Harding Street side and someone is trying to shut it off.
02:14
Received pipe on flow on seven hundred twenty-eight.
02:21
Top floor command,
02:24
come in.
02:27
I think this sprinkler room on this side is in the basement adjacent to that entrance number eighty-five.
02:36
All right, received.
02:37
Ladder one's going to make their way over there.
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Location mentioned:
Winter St, Worcester, MA 01604
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