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Fire alarm malfunction near College StSpringfield MA

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College St, Springfield, MA 01109

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near College Street in Springfield. The call was originally placed for a nearby address, later corrected to the actual location. Units arrived to find no visible fire. The alarm was determined to result from an unintentional malfunction of a smoke detector system.

Audio|Heard on: Springfield Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Command two, engine eight, truck two, respond near College Street.
00:06
Fire alarm.
00:12
From Engine 8, Truck 2.
00:17
Truck 2, go ahead.
00:19
Truck 2, you're responding with Engine 8 near College Street.
00:23
It's going to be for a fire alarm called in by a security company.
00:25
Indicators are hallway smoke detector zone 17.
00:30
Received.
00:36
Truck two to fire alarm.
00:37
Truck two, engine eight on scene.
00:38
Two and a half story wood frame, nothing showing.
00:40
Investigating.
00:42
Truck two's command.
00:44
Received. Truck two, engine eight on scene.
00:45
Truck two will be taking command.
00:46
Two and a three-story wood frame structure, nothing showing.
00:49
We'll be investigating.
00:55
We got alarms sounding near College Street.
01:00
Can you check the address?
01:04
Received alarms sounding near College Street.
01:08
It was called in by a security company.
01:10
It was double confirmed by them.
01:31
The address is near College Street, unintentional activation.
01:41
Confirmed location near College Street.
01:46
Unintentional malfunction of detector.

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Location mentioned:
College St, Springfield, MA 01109

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