False fire alarm at Kearney Square restaurant, Lowell MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a central alarm activation near Kearney Square in Lowell. Crews investigated a possible fire at a restaurant, determined it was triggered by a smoke detector, and confirmed there was no fire. The system was reset and all units returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Lowell Fire Department
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02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Q866, Lowell Fire Department announcing a central alarm activation near Connie Square.
00:05
Engine 436, Ladder 3, Rescue Car 2.
00:09
The central alarm station near Connie Square.
00:12
Engine 436, Ladder 3, Rescue Car 2.
00:16
Crossing Cypress Street at Eastern Canal.
00:18
Fire box 2351.
00:27
Engine 4 is responding.
00:39
Charge two is responding.
00:41
Got a few returning.
00:49
Six is responding.
00:51
Ladder three out.
01:00
Rescue responding from Wood Street.
01:08
Engine four is on scene.
01:10
We have a four-story ordinary building, nothing showing.
01:12
We’re investigating.
01:14
Four’s on scene.
01:15
Four-story ordinary building, nothing showing.
01:17
Investigating.
01:24
Ladder three is on scene.
01:29
Ladder three is on scene, indication of a smoke detector near Kearney Square.
01:39
Indication for smoke detector near Kearney Square.
01:50
Car two is on the scene, silent.
01:52
Car two is commanding.
01:55
Car two is on scene with command.
02:04
Engine four to command.
02:06
Go ahead, engine four.
02:09
We have a smoke detector in the restaurant.
02:11
Should reset.
02:14
All right, received. Going to attempt to reset.
02:18
Received.
02:20
Command to file.
02:21
I’m going to hold engine four, ladder three, and return the other company.
02:24
Holding engine four, ladder three, returning other companies.
02:30
Right half command to fire alarm.
02:31
Fire alarm.
02:34
Fire alarm, anything?
02:37
The system’s reset here.
02:38
All companies returning.
02:41
System’s reset and all companies returning.
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:
Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852
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