False fire alarm due to electrical issue in building, Waltham MA


A fire alarm went off in a building near Main St in Waltham, but after checking, no fire or smoke was found. The alarm was triggered by an electrical issue in the alarm panel. Attempts were made to contact the building owner and alarm company to resolve the problem.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Main Street.
00:01
9.5 seconds.
00:03
Controls and possible to be in the east wing.
00:06
Confirm and accidental.
00:09
Roger. And see the current hands up.
00:13
Roger. 4-7-5, the Moody Command.
00:19
Moody command and now it's being two numbers listed one number the party is no longer associated with the building the other one is for the building owner (name withheld) she has no voicemail to leave a message
00:38
Okay,
00:40
we have that.
00:41
We've checked the entire building.
00:43
No smoke, no fire.
00:45
Again, this is an electrical issue.
00:47
The alarm panel is in trouble.
00:50
So if we can't get a hold of someone, they're going to have to come out and handle the situation.
00:58
I have that.
01:00
We also have in-house listed as (number withheld) Street for the building owner.
01:07
I believe that's right around the corner from your location.
01:09
That was from the other party that was listed as a contact told me that.
01:15
Okay,
01:17
we have that (number withheld) ash.
01:20
Correct, (number withheld) ash.
01:24
Okay,
01:27
received. Could you also notify the alarm company?
01:32
We did, they have the same number.
01:37
Okay, we have that.
01:41
Wallband Patrol to Children's Hospital, Kerry.
01:45
Go ahead. We have an officer coming to confirm a 911 Occidental.
01:51
in the east wing on the second floor.
01:55
10-4[1]. I'll have an officer, uh, meet him off the, uh, name Lovie.
01:59
Right.
02:04
436 is arriving.
02:06
Right.
02:12
Moody Commander, Waltham.
02:15
Moody Commander.
02:18
Assistant's been silent.
02:21
If you can't leave a message with anyone to respond, they're going to have to reset at some point.
02:26
But there's nothing going on there.
02:28
You can charge your latitude clear to terminate command.
02:34
System's in silence, your terminated command.
02:36
I'll contact the alarm company to see if they can make contact with the owner as well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative response indicating message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Waltham, MA 02451
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