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Smoke from cooking activates alarm at apartment, Reading MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at a residential apartment building on Frank Tanner Drive in Reading, Massachusetts. They found light smoke caused by cooking, with no fire present. The crews ventilated the area and then cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Right on the police and fire, receiving box 2712.
00:04
It's going to be for Frank Tanner.
00:07
No specific building given.
00:13
Lunchin TeeC.
00:16
Why is that?
00:29
Engine 3 is on for bucks.
00:32
Engine 3, you're on.
00:39
D3, you're also responding.
00:43
Engine 4 is on.
00:47
Redify,
00:49
receive in box 2712 to the front standard drives.
00:53
Agent 3, engine 4.
00:55
Copy.
01:06
Engine 3 is unseen, going to be building 9, a story residential apartment complex.
01:14
No smoke or fire, high victim profile.
01:17
Engine 3 is passing command.
01:19
Engine 3 will be investigating offensive.
01:21
We have our alarm flight.
01:24
Ready, fire.
01:31
Hi, C-3.
01:34
Okay,
01:37
please.
01:39
C-Train is on scene, confirming engine three's report.
01:41
I'll be assuming command post will be on the alpha bravo corner at my vehicle.
01:47
Is that you're on the scene, confirming the standards report.
01:52
You are on the alpha-bablo side of the proper corner.
01:56
Here you go.
01:58
Is there any command?
02:00
Command.
02:02
She was a resident.
02:04
Looks like this is cooking related.
02:06
No fire. Very light smoke condition.
02:07
We'll update.
02:11
Copy that.
02:13
Investigating light, smoke condition, possibly cooking.
02:16
Edge 4 from command forward stage alpha second.
02:30
Light heat, smoke condition.
02:31
I'm going to have engine four bringing a fan to vent.
02:37
Copy that.
02:47
Command.
02:49
Right, you have 10 minutes in, you're right soon.
02:52
10 minutes in.
02:55
Command copy, 10 minute timer.
02:57
This is a smoke from cooking related chip the fire alarm system, but no smoke fire problem.
03:03
Companies are ventilating.
03:04
You can stop the timer.
03:06
This slide, has it.
03:12
Another one calling C3.
03:20
Frank Tanner, man, go ahead.
03:25
We're going to be clearing up here.
03:26
You need us to respond to Frank Tanner?
03:30
That's a negative. You can go available.
03:35
Trition, we're all set.
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Location mentioned:
Frank Tanner Dr, Reading, MA 01867
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