Fire crews investigate alarm at Linden Street Plaza, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm at a plaza near Linden Street in Waltham. The sprinkler system had triggered a water flow signal, but firefighters determined the cause was a system issue rather than an active fire. A related burglar alarm also activated during the reset process. No fire or injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
This is Engine Three, Engine Two, Tower One.
00:02
Attention, Engine Three, Engine Two, Tower One.
00:04
Near Linden Street Plaza.
00:06
On a central station alarm indicating sprinkler water flow.
00:12
This is Engine Three, Engine Two, Tower One.
00:15
Near Linden Street Plaza.
00:18
On a station alarm indicating sprinkler water flow off of Park Road.
00:25
Engine Three.
00:27
Three has it.
00:31
Engine two.
00:33
Central.
00:37
271, anything box 53, Waltham Fire, 320.
01:07
Waltham Fire Broadcast, all fire.
01:10
Box 53 is transmit.
01:12
Dispatch station alarm, Linden Street Plaza.
01:17
Waltham 5321.
01:27
Engine three to Waltham Fire.
01:30
Engine three.
01:33
Three's off on Linden, nothing showing, alarm sounding.
01:38
Engine three is establishing command, investigating.
01:42
Two, you're off.
01:44
Showing alarm sound, investigating, passing command, 326.
01:50
Tower One to Waltham.
01:57
Tower One?
02:00
Tower One arriving on the floor.
02:05
Tower One on scene, 325.
02:15
C2 is off.
02:19
Two on scene, three twenty-six.
02:30
Engine two is off at the hydrant.
02:35
Engine two is hydrant, three twenty-seven.
02:46
11th Street Command, Wapah and Friar.
02:50
11th Street Command.
02:53
We checked the riser.
02:55
There's no water flow.
02:57
It's going to be system trouble.
02:59
Let the responder know, in addition to the system trouble on the alarm reset, we set off a burglar alarm here.
03:06
They're going to take it down reset.
03:08
Out of the box company supporters.
03:17
Flood flood system trouble.
03:19
Alpha activated the burglar alarm.
03:21
Response to reset, also a burglary alarm.
03:25
Box five three, multiply 0320.
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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:
Linden St, Waltham, MA 02452
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