Fire alarm triggered by malfunction in Cambridge garage, Cambridge MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated in the West Garage near Mt Auburn St in Cambridge, but no fire or activated pull station was found. Fire crews investigated and determined that the alarm was caused by a possible malfunction. The system was reset and the building was reoccupied.
Audio|Source: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
I do a command.
00:02
Command answering.
00:05
Now we're in the West Garage, we can't find a pull station activated here, but check them all.
00:13
The command has a message.
00:16
All right any indication out there? You'll nothing, no indication, right?
00:23
Negative, nothing showing over here.
00:26
We have a,
00:28
we have a maintenance guy checking electrical room right now.
00:31
Make sure it's not a full station in there.
00:37
They have the message.
00:40
Guys, you want to dump your packs and just check the entire garage.
00:46
This might be mislabel.
00:52
You want to dump your high rights and dump your packs.
00:55
Fellows will spread out and see if we can identify this.
01:01
That's the next.
01:05
You're on scene.
01:06
That'll be for the basement.
01:08
1120.
01:16
$1.00.
01:18
Are you near the garage on the Maple Street side?
01:26
That's correct.
01:29
Any chance you could get some eyes on that garage, just see if we get to check the pole stations in there, please?
01:36
I think that's where latitude just was.
01:39
We're in the garage forward towards the Carter Street side.
01:43
I'll thank you.
01:51
Latitude, command.
01:54
The main, yes,
01:56
sir. Saw and sound in the police station, we checked it again and couldn't find an act, could not find an activated one.
02:05
Okay, let me try.
02:11
Add to 2 alpha.
02:14
2 alpha.
02:19
Still in the garage?
02:24
Negative.
02:27
I'll be out at the truck.
02:30
I'll just check the courtyard.
02:32
All the station is fine.
02:44
May I answer any.
02:46
May I call on Ladder 2.
02:48
Latta 2.
02:51
See if we get this system to reset,
02:54
however, it is showing trouble signal West Garage pull station zone Z010.
03:05
Well, D1-0, we'll check again.
03:11
Two companies, captain.
03:14
Two companies.
03:16
Okay.
03:19
We're going to reoccupy this building.
03:22
Third Street command to fire along Channel 2.
03:28
I'll answer to command.
03:33
The initial call was for pole stations in West Garage.
03:36
Companies investigated unable to find the pole station itself.
03:41
It's a possible malfunction.
03:44
We're able to get the reset on the system.
03:48
I'm going to hold engine one and latitude, the all-out 1411.
03:57
All load on the box, possible malfunction,
04:00
holding engine one in the latitude.
04:02
All returning companies switch back to Channel One for normal operations, Chelsea Falum, at 1125.
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Location mentioned:
Near Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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