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Fire alarm activated at educational dormitory with no fire foundWorcester MA

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Dowden Hall, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602

Fire alarms at an educational residential dormitory were triggered. Occupants were evacuated as fire crews conducted a thorough check. No signs of fire or smoke were found and the alarms were reset.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine car 4 with engine 9, engine 4, letter 7, the rescue.
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Near Chandler St.
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With engine 9, engine 4 letter 7 in the rescue.
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Near Chandler St was the state Dowden Hall.
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For Mastbox, Pygots Channel, B-Robo, 2121.
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Count 4, Friday, 1.
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You have engine 9, engine 4, ladder 7, rescue.
00:24
To 3rd 6th Street, it's going to be Dowden Hall.
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Fast Fox Building Alarm[1], and with the State Police will meet you.
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Have the building. Receive, Dowden Hall.
00:31
Oh! Attention engine 13, engine 2, ladder 3, and car 3, 55 Pearl Street on the central station alarm.
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All right, I'm answering.
00:44
Thank you guys.
00:45
I'm on arrival.
00:46
I believe three-story educational, residential occupants are evacuated along the sounding engine nine will be investigating in the offensive.
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We'll have what's to make commands.
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So they see that have you on arrival.
01:01
You have command investigating 21.27.
01:02
Okay,
01:03
we got a lot of founding where we are.
01:06
Are you in a home rear-up?
01:09
That's affirmative.
01:10
We're making entrance to the hall now.
01:11
Okay, we've got a couple different buildings in a lot of right now.
01:15
We're with campus security.
01:17
We're going to check out this building.
01:18
I'll tell from where you are.
01:19
Okay, disregard that.
01:21
We see you walking in now.
01:23
Yeah, panel's reading, second floor smoke detector.
01:25
We're going to go in to be a big day for us.
01:27
We're not for the prior one.
01:34
Probably an answer.
01:35
Got fours aren't seen engine nine will remain commands while they investigate.
01:39
Erasey. Tylon from 8.
01:40
Go on.
01:41
Sorry, Lou.
01:42
Stump, the update is 55 Pro.
01:43
55 Pearl Street, they didn't have a business listed for the name, but they're getting a first floor entry smoke alarm.
01:50
We see if we have that.
01:51
55 Pearl Street, first floor entryway smoke.
01:54
Fireland to call up.
01:56
Fireland asking. We've been activated detector[2] outside of room 12-07.
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We are going to be looking into the dorm room to make sure I was in class.
02:05
Hold the current assignment.
02:06
Ruthie is 21-29.
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Four story, Rick, Victorian House, former restaurant,
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13, investigating the offensive strategy.
02:15
We have alarmed to active, nothing showing from four sides.
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13 has Pearl Street Command.
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Engine 13, our arrival with Command at 2130.
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Fenton is level one.
02:28
All right, a freeze, level one.
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Codagh, four.
02:30
Chief, we've investigated all the rooms up here.
02:32
There's no smoke, there's no fire, there's no haze, we're going to reset right now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fast Fox Building Alarm: Building Fire Alarm
[2]
activated detector: Smoke Detector Activation

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Dowden Hall, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602
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