Smoke from cooking triggers alarm near River St, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial property near River Street after a fire alarm activation indicating smoke in a mechanical room. Crews investigated and determined it was smoke from cooking. The alarm was silenced, and the system reset by the property’s alarm company.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Police & Fire
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03:21
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Squad Five, Engine One, and Ladder Two.
00:02
That's Squad Five, Engine One, Ladder Two.
00:04
Respond near River Street at J M Properties on the central station alarm indicating mechanical room in rear stairway.
00:12
Again, that's Squad Five, Engine One, Ladder Two respond near River Street at J M Properties.
00:19
Central station alarm indicating mechanical room in rear stairway between Jackson Street and Elm Street.
00:25
Squad Five.
00:27
Floaty has it.
00:29
Hello, any companies responding? Transmitter box 523 at (number withheld).
00:53
Fulton Fire Broadcast, Fulton Fire Box Five Hundred and Twenty-Three has been transmitted for near River Street at J M Properties.
01:00
On the transfer station, I am indicating mechanical room and rear stairway.
01:03
Fulton Fire 1955.
01:09
Webster Street Command to Walden.
01:13
Six Man.
01:15
Armstrong Transport One, which I make command returning.
01:19
Sometimes transport your terminus here.
01:20
Nineteen Sixty.
01:42
Ambulance one calling Walton Fire.
01:45
Ambulance one transporting to New Wellesley.
01:49
To the new Wellesley, (number withheld).
01:59
C2 to Waltham.
02:01
C2.
02:05
C2 is off. We'll have river command.
02:07
We have alarm sounding.
02:10
P2, I'll show you FDF when the alarm's sounding (number withheld).
02:19
Latitude to the wall down.
02:22
Attitude two.
02:25
Latitude is off.
02:28
Attitude three off (number withheld).
02:31
Five's on.
02:39
Five 503 off (number withheld).
02:45
River command to Waltham, we're with the tenant investigating food on the stove.
02:51
The tenant investigating food on the stove.
02:55
River, can we get a walk-in?
02:58
River command.
03:02
This is confirmed smoke from cooking.
03:06
System's been silenced.
03:07
They're going to call their alarm company for a reset.
03:10
You can put the all out in the box, return the companies.
03:14
Confirmed smoke from cooking.
03:16
Alarm's been silenced, they're going to contact and reset.
03:18
I'll put it on box 523, company quarters (number withheld).
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
River St, Waltham, MA 02453
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