Restaurant dishwasher smoke alarm investigated

Heard on: Chelmsford Police and Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Fire on that three ladder one on to (number withheld) Drum Hill for the alarm.

00:06

Three ladder one on.

00:12

Received that three ladder one, engine two and engine three are responding.

00:16

Forty Drum Hill Road, common restaurant.

00:19

Fire alarm activation called in by the alarm company.

00:23

Primary alarm company stating dishwasher rear.

00:25

Smoke detector.

00:29

Fire alarm, engine three to (number withheld) Drum Hill.

00:34

Nothing showing, alarm sounding.

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Engine three, you're off (number withheld) Drum Hill Road.

00:41

Nothing showing, alarm sounding.

00:48

Hydrant.

00:51

Engine two, you're off at a hydrant.

01:00

F3 is off. F3, let's come in.

01:05

F3, you're on scene.

01:06

F3, come

01:13

in. 10-1, what's going on?

01:17

10-1, on scene.

2026-09-13 22:08 UTC

Fire

Drum Hill Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm activation at a restaurant near Drum Hill Road. The alarm company reported a possible smoke detector issue related to a rear dishwasher. Crews arrived to find the alarm sounding but no visible fire or smoke.