False fire alarm triggers office building response, Waltham MA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm at an office building near Wyman St in Waltham. No visible fire was found, but flashing strobes indicated the alarm was likely triggered by mistake. The incident was determined to be a false alarm caused by unintended activation during work.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention, engine 2 and Tower 1, Engine 7, Engine 2, Tower 1.
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Box 2957[1] for near Wyman St, the office building.
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Engine 7, Engine 2, Tower 1,
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Box 2957[1], near Wyman St, the office building.
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Transferring 2957, 14334.
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7 has it from Central.
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Engine 2?
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Engine 2 and down 1,
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Evan.
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How many is responding?
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Engine 7 is from Central at 14.55?
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Beattie.
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Lawthampire, C2.
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C2 answering.
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He advised central station on this as well.
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They did state work as unseen activated in error.
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Okay, we have that.
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Engine 7 a fire alarm. We're off. Nothing's showing. We'll have command. We're off on the north side of the building.
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We have strobe showing.
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Off showing from the north side of the building.
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Stroke's showing.
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1430 million.
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Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box 2957: Municipal fire alarm box assignment for 404 Wyman Street (office building)
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Location mentioned:
Near Wyman St, Waltham, MA 02451
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