False fire alarm triggered at South Harlem Street location, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 06:51 PM

Near S Harlem St, Worcester, MA 01610

Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation near South Harlem Street in Worcester. Crews found no visible smoke or fire. The alarm was determined to be a false activation likely caused by a pull station. No injuries or fire damage were reported.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Command the file alarm.

00:02

Filearm.

00:10

Panel reads, first floor, rare sailwell smoke.

00:14

We have those signs of smoke or fire.

00:15

We're going to hold this with engine 12.

00:22

Receive the hat of that.

00:31

I'll come to get that one if you're watching engine 12 only.

00:35

So can you go to C, Charlie?

00:41

File on for Medical One.

00:46

Medical One's on for your South Fireland Street.

00:54

Really, Magone, you'll have any to do with you.

01:03

That's true, file.

01:06

And so I got you on number 6 South Harlem Street, Department 1, or a email with a headache and chest pain.

01:14

Okay, we have at 6 South Harlem, Part of 1.

01:19

One follow?

01:24

One is back.

01:26

Noider 1, we have you back, 21 56.

01:29

Final,

01:30

Midian 6 also back.

01:32

Your 6 is back, 2156.

01:37

Southport, final line.

01:40

File.

01:42

Carl Ford is back.

01:44

Carl Ford is back, 2157.

01:46

The engine 12th firearm.

01:56

Fire alarm[1].

01:57

Fire alarm[1].

01:59

Okay,

02:01

this was a pulsation activation,

02:03

first floor.

02:05

First, if you available, 2012 one.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Fire alarm: Fire-related incident notification/dispatch

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Near S Harlem St, Worcester, MA 01610

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