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Fire alarm activates at Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Walsh Way, North Andover, MA 01845

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at Merrimack College’s Deegan West building in North Andover. Multiple fire units, including ladder, engine, and ambulance crews, were dispatched to the location. Zone 10 indicated a water flow alarm. One individual was assisted at the scene, and some responding units were later told to disregard after the situation was cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm call unit, stand by for box one.
00:11
Fire alarms all units receiving box 0213 at Merrimack College, Deegan West Zone 10 water flow.
00:19
Fire alarms all units receiving box 0213 Merrimack College Deegan West zone 10 water flow.
00:27
Ladder 1, Engine 2, Engine 1 and Ambulance 3 to respond.
00:34
Thank you (name withheld).
00:36
5A, you got one of them out.
00:43
One thirty-nine to control.
00:45
Anyway,
00:47
send him my.
00:48
Said here he's just on the floor.
00:50
We're gonna help him up and go.
00:51
All right.
01:01
Device, we did just get a clear.
01:03
Do you have a preference on how to handle who is responding?
01:08
Continue the others on still, and if you can call the college, I think we were just there last night for the same thing.
01:22
(name withheld),
01:23
they have a couple of guys going there now.
01:29
Engine two will handle them.
01:33
(name withheld),
01:34
fire alarm to ladder one, ambulance three and engine one, you can disregard.

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Location mentioned:
Walsh Way, North Andover, MA 01845

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