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Fire alarm activation at Central Station, 7 Washington Street — multiple units (Engines 4 and 5, Ladder 1, Car 2) responded; determined to be accidental due to cooking.Peabody MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Central St, Peabody, MA 01960

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire alarm activation at Central Station, 7 Washington Street — multiple units (Engines 4 and 5, Ladder 1, Car 2) responded; determined to be accidental due to cooking.

Audio|Heard on: Peabody Police and Fire
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04:56
Transcript:
00:00
Reported Central Station, 7 Washington Street, engine 4, engine 5, ladder 1, car 2, nearest cross streets, Sewall Street.
00:11
Reported Central Station, 7 Washington Street, engine 4, engine 5, ladder 1, car 2,
00:19
nearest cross streets, Sewall Street.
00:23
Responding Company, Central Street.
00:25
Station reports, Zone 33, third floor, back landing.
00:34
Peabody 4.
00:37
Detect the area of 300 Andover Street, Peabody Plaza for 911 wireless hang-up, no contact.
00:46
Straight to voicemail on callback.
00:49
Okay.
00:53
All the control, right, fire.
00:56
Right.
01:05
Final, I'm Car 2.
01:06
Go now and there's a rotary report.
01:09
Go ahead, Car 2.
01:11
Three-story wooden structure, nothing showing from three-story wood and structure.
01:14
Nothing showing from three sides.
01:15
Kai-to will be watching in command, investigating.
01:21
Three-story wooden, nothing showing.
01:32
All the control, Atlantic's arriving.
01:35
All right.
01:44
I'm Cartier with the follow-up report.
01:46
360 complete.
01:47
Nothing showing all three sides, no hazards.
01:49
Offensive mode, carter is still investigating.
01:54
360 complete.
01:55
Card two, still investigating.
02:05
Hey, 15, a fire alarm.
02:09
Go, 15.
02:12
15 on scene.
02:16
Recease.
02:29
Receive.
02:35
File, I'm watching the command.
02:37
Nissa report is cooking.
02:42
Let's report cooking.
02:44
Do you want to hold companies?
02:48
Hold in Lada 1-104 for now.
02:53
Received. Engine 5, you can return.
03:03
Do you have an entry? The truck doors locked here.
03:07
Yeah,
03:09
Cap, the only entrance is the knockbox is on the Charlie side.
03:12
We don't need a fan up here.
03:14
You guys can return.
03:15
The car two can handle.
03:19
Receive, returning.
03:24
All right, I'm hazard, car two to remain on scene.
03:26
That's four ladder one.
03:27
Return.
03:34
All this one's on scene
03:38
Three
03:42
Control Poverty 12, clear.
03:45
Poverty 12th.
03:53
Poverty 4040 control.
03:56
Poverty control.
03:58
I'll be pulling on the parking lot.
03:59
Was there any specific area that it was pinging?
04:09
Release by ALF.
04:14
Angel 1 released for returning.
04:19
Angel 1 is on a city outfueled.
04:29
We have that.
04:30
We have that.
04:39
File, I'm watching in command.
04:42
Go ahead, command.
04:46
Accidental activation, third floor, due to cooking.
04:49
File on panel restored renormal, car food, returning, command, commanding.
04:54
Accidental, due to cooking.
04:55
You're back in service.

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