Alarm noise traced to detector in dumpster

Heard on: Barnstable MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Calling fire engine five on location, out investigating.

00:06

On location, out investigating.

00:12

Calling fire engine five.

00:18

Engine five.

00:22

No issue at (number withheld) Megs Lane.

00:25

How's this coming?

00:32

Hey, came in through 911.

00:34

Stand by, I'll call back.

00:39

Engine five, Orleans fire.

00:44

Answering.

00:49

Caller was at (number withheld) Megs Lane.

00:52

She believed it was eight.

00:54

She's not 100% sure.

00:56

She said she can hear the alarm when she's going up the hill.

01:03

Received. We found a construction dumpster with a detector in it.

01:11

Received.

01:17

Engine five, do you want me to leave it at it as eight meg or is it a different address?

01:24

You can leave it at eight meg.

01:26

It's in the driveway.

01:31

Received .

6/27/2026 05:18 PM

Fire & Arson

Megs Ln, Orleans, MA 02653

Alarm noise traced to detector in dumpster

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a reported alarm near Megs Lane after a caller heard it while going up a hill. Engine 5 located a construction dumpster in a driveway with a detector inside and reported no apparent issue at the residence.

Alarm noise traced to detector in dumpster

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