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False fire alarm triggers emergency response at Kendall SquareCambridge MA

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Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

Fire and emergency units responded to a medical emergency and possible fire alarm at the Kendall Square Complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Upon arrival, no active fire was found and the situation was confirmed as a false alarm, allowing most units to clear the scene and return to service.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
04:16
Transcript:
00:00
Box two, three, four, located at Kendall Square complex.
00:03
The response is engine 5, engine 2, ladder 2, division 1, operating channel sixteen, eight five six.
00:08
Injured five of phone.
00:10
All right, I'm answering engine 5.
00:11
Did they give you a building number?
00:12
That's a negative.
00:13
This came through the digitizer.
00:14
We have it, thank you.
00:15
Engine 9 to file alarm.
00:17
And for an engine 9.
00:18
Nine on location.
00:19
Engine 9, we're on location.
00:20
Division 1 to fire alarm command.
00:22
Fire alarm answering Division 1.
00:23
The fire alarm answering Division 1.
00:26
The case for the company's Kendall Square Complex will be KendallSport Command, General 50.
00:31
Receive Division 1, on location with the companies, assuming command, eight five nine.
00:40
And turn the squad call off.
00:42
On location with engine 9 and paramedic 1.
00:45
All location.
00:46
Division 100's engine 3.
00:48
Division 100 to Ladder 2.
00:55
Man calling Ladder 2.
00:57
FIro, I'm calling Ladder 2.
00:59
FIro, I'm calling Ladder 2 on Channel 16.
01:02
Fire alarm calling Ladder 2 on Channel 16.
01:04
Ladder 2, answering command.
01:06
Two three four zero one, is that on the Binney Street side?
01:09
We're in Hampshire. Hampshire, Cozheimer-Dero.
01:12
Recease.
01:13
Platon two, the command on sixteen.
01:16
Command answering.
01:17
You're up a message, Marker.
01:18
Yeah, we didn't know if you're on the Biddy side where we have no alarms, three seventy ones on this side.
01:28
Okay, Willis engine 5 on Hatcher.
01:31
Okay. Ladder for Rescue 1 responding investigator-stalled data ninety five.
01:35
Okay, where was engine 5 on Hatcher? Table fourteen, nine zero three.
01:39
Okay. Okay.
01:40
Division 100 to command.
01:42
Command answering.
01:43
Marks through three-four-one is the building, six and seven hundred.
01:46
I'm at that location now, doesn't appear any alarms going off all over the park.
01:51
Received. Nothing on the panel.
01:53
I'm gonna make my way there now.
01:55
You guys and have everybody on level one for now.
01:58
Pretty safe.
02:00
We had to follow.
02:01
Fire alarm. Fire alarm answering command.
02:02
Okay,
02:03
hold engine 5, ladder 2, division 1.
02:06
Companies can return.
02:07
Perceived command, report in box two three four one, holding engine 5, ladder 2, division 1 only.
02:12
All other companies can return, nine zero four.
02:14
Proceive command, report in box two three four one, holding engine 5, ladder 2, division 1 only, all other companies can return, nine zero four.

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