Fire crews respond to alarm at Highland Ave, Needham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Needham responded to a commercial fire alarm near Highland Ave. The alarm was triggered by a broken sprinkler pipe in the parking garage. Units investigated and later confirmed there was no active fire, securing the scene after shutting down the sprinkler system.
Audio|Heard on: Needham Fire Operations
Listen to dispatch call
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 204, Rescue 4C2.
00:03
Near Highland Ave for the commercial.
00:11
This is Engine 2.
00:14
Rescue 4C2 from near Highland Ave.
00:18
Commercial fire alarm activation called in by Central Station.
00:23
Unit Engine Two, Engine Four, Rescue Four C Two responding.
00:26
Highland Ave for the commercial fire alarm activation.
00:31
Fire Alarm 901.
00:34
Engine Two, do you have that business name?
00:40
Lieutenant, they do not have the exact business name on that.
00:43
Just Highland.
00:47
Engine two, three-story commercial.
00:50
Nothing showing.
00:52
Hold the current assignment.
00:54
Engine two has island out command.
00:59
Engine two, you're on scene.
01:00
Three-story commercial.
01:01
We'll hold the assignment if you have them.
01:08
Rescue four, level one.
01:15
Mission four, level one.
01:21
I will now command a fire alarm.
01:24
Fire engine, come in.
01:28
Broken sprinkler pipe in the parking garage we're investigating.
01:35
Problem has that broken sprinkler pipe in the parking garage you're investigating?
01:41
C2 is out. C2, you're on scene.
01:48
You have command.
01:57
We got water flow, broken sprinkler pipe.
02:00
We're just trying to find the sprinkler run for now.
02:06
Receive. I believe it's the one closest to the Charles Street side.
02:16
You okay if I shut off the alarm?
02:20
That's affirmative.
02:35
Hold engine two and engine four.
02:37
You can return the rest too.
02:48
C2 to engine 200.
02:57
Do you need keys or anything?
03:02
No, we got the keys.
03:04
We just shut the sprinkler system down.
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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:
Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494
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