Fire alarm at Merrill Keep caused by faulty detector, Northfield MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/11/2025 06:57 AM (PDT)

Northfield, MA

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at Merrill Keep building in Northfield. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was found. The building was evacuated as a safety precaution. The cause was found to be a faulty fire detector causing the alarm.

Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch

03:22

Transcript:

00:00

Control Northfield Engine 1 is in?

00:01

Northfield Engine 1.

00:02

We'll be en route to Merrill Keep for the alarm sounding.

00:05

Northfield Engine 1, you're in here responding Thomas Aquinas, Merrill Keep for the alarm at (number withheld).

00:10

Sure, we're control Northfield X1.

00:12

Northfield X1.

00:13

Northfield X1.

00:14

And show me on scene, nothing showing from three sides, the building is evacuated.

00:19

For the Lex 1, you're on scene, nothing showing three sides, building evacuated, investigating ops 3 is available (number withheld).

00:25

Copy that, Ops 3.

00:26

Ops 3. Okay, 6, sir.

00:27

36.

00:28

On scene.

00:29

3022-2-2-2-2. 322.

00:30

Show me out.

00:32

Hi safe. Control Morfield, number one.

00:34

Control's on. On scene, we'll keep.

00:36

I'm going off street.

00:37

I'm Dean Merrill Keep, 10 o'clock.

00:38

I feel X2 for X1.

00:41

The answer?

00:43

Yeah, we're only 315 C, small one.

00:47

Third floor.

00:50

Okay. We're going to meet.

00:51

What's another?

00:52

Next one, excuse me.

00:53

X1 one's on, go ahead.

00:57

Yeah, we have it.

00:58

Let's get out of fire today.

00:59

Probably lights out with doors.

01:01

Probably humiliated again.

01:02

Okay, copy that.

01:03

See you in the roomillica, clean it.

01:05

Yeah, there.

01:06

Yes, we do with that right now.

01:07

Yes.

01:08

We do with that right now. Yes, Sheriff on control, NOSILX-1 on Opts 3.

01:11

Yeah, you can put us under control.

01:13

Here's going to be a faulty detector.

01:14

We'll be clearing shortly, I'll let you know.

01:18

RAC is under control, faulty detector, 1006.

01:21

That's one excuse.

01:22

Go ahead for a recess.

01:23

No, 261 copy.

01:25

Yeah, X2 from X1 Systems Reset.

01:29

Very good.

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Fire alarm at Merrill Keep caused by faulty detector, Northfield MA

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at Merrill Keep building in Northfield. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was found. The building was evacuated as a safety precaution. The cause was found to be a faulty fire detector causing the alarm.

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