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Fire alarm at Congress Ave deemed accidentalChelsea MA

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Congress Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a fire alarm activation near Congress Ave in Chelsea. The situation was determined to be accidental by a resident, and the system was reset. No injuries or fire damage were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 1 is on scene, near Congress Ave with EMS.
00:04
I'll just have what he asked.
00:05
(number withheld).
00:13
I don't want a fire alarm.
00:16
Well, let me answer it Ladder 1.
00:19
This is for unit (number withheld), correct?
00:23
Correct, near Congress Ave (number withheld).
00:29
How's the message?
00:35
I don't want to fire alarm.
00:37
Let me answer it Ladder 1.
00:40
You call the patient back and confirm his address and apartment number, please.
00:46
Fire
00:49
alarm.
00:54
One.
00:56
Okay, we confirmed walking through the building and on mailboxes.
00:59
There is no apartment (number withheld) near Congress Ave.
01:05
Roger, that's a lot of one.
01:08
Ladder 1.
01:10
Eight, we're trying to get that party on the phone.
01:12
We still got a line open.
01:13
We can tell though.
01:15
Right now she's pinging.
01:17
It looks like (number withheld), but she did give us a limit on progress.
01:21
Seven (number withheld).
01:24
Okay, I have the message.
01:25
We have a lot of fire lines going off now, so it's gonna be a full.
01:30
We're investigating a full station at this address.
01:33
You're gonna have to dispatch another company to that (number withheld).
01:36
Okay, I have the message.
01:43
Now on to Ladder 1.
01:46
Ladder 1.
01:48
Pretty good.
01:50
It'll be accidental by a resident.
01:52
We're resetting the system now.
01:55
Resetting the system.

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Congress Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150
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