False fire alarm caused by electrical fault at Morris St, Springfield MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 10:14 AM

Near Morris St, Springfield, MA 01105

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Morris St, Springfield, MA. They found no fire but identified the cause as an electrical ground fault. Property management was informed and scheduled repairs for the following day.

Audio|Source: Springfield Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Respond to near Morris St.

00:02

Fire alarm[1].

00:08

Truck 1 to fire alarm.

00:14

Fire alarm[1] is on by truck 1.

00:17

You can cancel the engine.

00:19

Truck 1 will continue.

00:23

Please.

00:24

Fire alarm[1] to engine 1. You can return back in the service. Truck 1 is going to continue.

00:30

Truffin, be advised, that activation is coming in as a general fire alarm for private alarm company.

00:38

See,

00:39

same issue.

00:48

Angel on the fire, did you continue back in service?

00:51

Engine one, that's affirmative.

00:53

You can return back in the service, Truck One, it's done to continue.

00:56

Receive, thank you.

01:02

Truck 1 to fire alarm.

01:06

Fire alarm[1] is down by truck 1.

01:09

Truck 1 is on, seen two and a half story wood, nothing shown. We're investigating. Okay.

01:16

Repeat truck one on scene two and a half story with structure nothing shown investigating.

01:26

Truck one's a fire line.

01:29

Fire alarm[1] is on by truck one by truck one.

01:33

Truck one is going to be back in service showing the same thing it was shown earlier. It's a ground fault.

01:40

There's workers here earlier. They contacted the property management and I believe they will be getting it fixed tomorrow.

01:56

Receive is still the same activation.

02:01

A worker stated that the owners are supposed to be getting it fixed tomorrow.

02:07

Are they posting a fire watch at this location?

02:15

Can you contact property management?

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Near Morris St, Springfield, MA 01105

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