Faulty fire alarm at Weldin Hall dormitory

Heard on: South Kingstown Fire Dispatch (UFD & KFD)

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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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Stations four and nine, station K.

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Stations four and nine, station K.

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Respond to Weldin Hall, (number withheld) Campus Ave for an in-station box alarm.

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Stations four and nine, station K.

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Respond to Weldin Hall, (number withheld) Campus Ave for an in-station box alarm.

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Engine seven responding with three.

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Engine seven responding.

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Engine seven on scene.

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Three-story steel masonry.

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Stormatory, nothing showing outside.

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Companies operate channel three.

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Seven's reverse command.

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Engine seven on scene.

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Engine seven, show fire has command.

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Operations on channel three upon arrival.

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Okay, from Engine Seven, you can make Weldin Hall with Code Blue.

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Uh, water flow switch, faulty water flow switch, signaling basement south.

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We had no flow.

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Engine Seven, Code Blue.

8/15/2026 12:19 PM

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Weldin Hall, 170 Campus Ave, Kingston, RI 02881

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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 responded to a box alarm at a campus dormitory on Campus Ave. Engine 7 investigated and determined it was a faulty water flow switch in the basement, with no active fire, and the call was downgraded.

Faulty fire alarm at Weldin Hall dormitory

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