False fire alarm at UMass Memorial Hospital triggered by visitor, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 03:46 AM

Near N Lake Ave h1322, Worcester, MA 01605

A fire alarm was activated at UMass Memorial Hospital on Belmont Street. Fire units responded and found no fire or emergency. The alarm was triggered accidentally by a visitor who thought the alarm was a door opener.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Receive. Engine 16, I just had a Masterbox[1] ring in. Are you available to that?

00:09

Yeah, where is it?

00:12

Memorial 119 Belmont Street.

00:15

Yep,

00:17

switch it over to Oxan Alpha.

00:28

Attention, engine 16 dispatch on the air, engine 3, water 2, the rescue. Car 3,

00:34

119 Belmont Street, the Mass Memorial for the Masterbox[1].

00:45

On the air, engine three, ladder two, the rescue, car three,

00:49

119 Belmont Street, UMass Memorial for the Masterbuck.

00:53

Five rounds in LA, all the time on 647.

01:02

Checking to file out, this radio report.

01:06

For Aller.

01:10

16 is on arrival at UMass.

01:13

Nothing short at this time.

01:14

They died from the hospital.

01:17

Engine 16 will be still made UMass command.

01:21

Three issues.

01:23

Engine 16 holding Belmont Street command.

01:25

Engine 16, just be advised we did have a hospital call that was a father who pulled the alarm thinking it was the door opener.

01:34

Can you repeat that one more time?

01:38

We did get a call from the hospital.

01:41

It was an accidental pull from a father that thought it was a door opener.

01:47

Got it, thank you.

01:50

I'm investigating now.

01:52

Please.

02:00

I'm in the fire line with follow up.

02:07

This is an accidental activation. You can bring this down to engine 16.

02:12

All the company is clear to return, 16 will be switching over to Charlie.

02:16

Hi there, all company is headed to Memorial, you're returning holding engine 16 only. And all company is heading to Memorial, your return holding engine 16 only.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Masterbox: Building-connected municipal fire alarm (master) activation

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Near N Lake Ave h1322, Worcester, MA 01605

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