Fire alarm activation at campus building

Heard on: Southern Berkshire County Police, Fire and EMS

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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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So engine 4 responding.

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(number withheld) Alford Road, Simon's Rock, Great Barrington.

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That's an activated fire alarm.

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Engine 4 responding.

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849 Southern Berkshire Unit 4, you can show us transport one to Fairview.

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Got contact with someone on scene.

00:28

Say there's no fire,

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but they do need the system reset.

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Car 3D49, engine 4C.

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Two-story wood frame structure, nothing showing from the outside.

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Car 3 will be establishing command.

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This is 4849, Georgia 4, out of scene.

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84849, show's clear at the scene.

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Barrington command, 849.

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Go ahead, car three.

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You can show all fire units clear at the scene.

01:18

All fire units clear.

8/10/2026 03:37 AM

Fire

Alford Rd, Great Barrington, MA 01230

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated fire alarm at a campus building on Alford Road in Great Barrington. Responders reported a two-story wood-frame structure with nothing visible from the outside, and the situation appeared to involve resetting the alarm system rather than an active fire. All fire units were later cleared from the scene.