Accidental fire alarm at Winter Street home, Lexington MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a home near Winter Street in Lexington. The alarm appeared to have been set off accidentally by a resident while attempting to disarm a security system.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:17
Transcript:
00:00
Engine, both stations with medic one.
00:03
Near Winter Street.
00:06
Central station fire alarm.
00:11
Both stations with medic one near Winter Street.
00:18
Central station fire alarm.
00:25
Fire alarm, C3.
00:28
C3?
00:30
Headquarters on the way, near Winter.
00:34
Headquarters company, alarm company reports it's from the keypad, which means somebody had to have pressed it.
00:41
And it's at a very large home on Winter Street.
00:46
Very good, thank you.
00:53
104 to fire alarm, over.
00:56
And the four-year response.
00:59
Sorry, one.
01:00
C three.
01:06
Myself and you want to run around them? Command.
01:12
C three engine one.
01:19
I don't understand.
01:37
I don't 100 to command.
01:43
She said she had a security activation from an open window, from the wind.
01:47
And when she went to disarm, she believed she may have hit the fire button.
01:52
All right, perfect.
01:53
I don't hear any alarms now.
01:54
Sounds like they reset it.
01:55
Yeah.
01:57
Affirmative.
01:58
They didn't know we were coming.
02:01
All right, perfect. Thank you. Command of fire alarm.
02:05
All right, I'm in.
02:07
Resident believes she accidentally set the alarm.
02:11
Clear companies, class terminated.
02:14
Accidental by resident, companies can clear.
Disclaimer:
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:
Winter St, Lexington, MA 02420
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