Smoke alarm investigated at housing complex, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a smoke detector activation at the Washington Elms housing complex near Washington Street in Cambridge. Division One and Ladder Three investigated the cause but found no apparent issue. Housing authority staff were on scene and replaced the smoke detector.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex MA Fire-Talk Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Division One, you're off assuming Washington command.
00:02
Ten five.
00:05
Command the fire alarm.
00:08
Yes sir.
00:11
Answer and come in.
00:13
It'll indicate smoke detector activation.
00:16
Near Washington St.
00:18
Division One and Ladder Three to investigate.
00:23
Command, use company to investigate near Washington St.
00:28
1037.
00:30
Three hundred and one to 300.
00:34
Three other answer.
00:37
I'll investigate unit two.
00:39
I'll give you an update in a second.
00:44
Receiver at the back door there.
00:48
Three out of command.
00:52
Yes, sir.
00:55
No apparent cause.
00:57
We have housing on scene.
00:59
They're going to replace the detector.
01:05
Received. Command to fire alarms.
01:09
I'm answering command.
01:12
Hold Division One and Ladder Three for now until they're made up.
01:17
No apparent cause.
01:21
Fire Alarm has it, reporting box 2351.
01:24
No apparent cause, holding Ladder Three as a follow-up company can return.
01:30
Command to fire alarm?
01:34
Answering.
01:36
Housing is on scene now.
01:38
They're going to replace that detector, so Division One is going to stand by.
01:44
You can have 16 make.
01:46
If something comes in downtown, I can take it.
01:50
I'll switch to channel eight.
01:54
All right, Chief, housing on scene.
01:56
You're going to switch to channel eight, you're available on the scene.
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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:
Washington Elms - Cambridge Housing Authority, Building 2, 121 Washington St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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