Fire alarm at university dorm cleared with no fire found, Amherst MA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm activation at Lewis Dorm at UMass near Thatcher Road. Upon arrival at a five-story dormitory, no fire or smoke was found. The alarm system was reset in the first floor bathroom and all units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Amherst Fire
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03:34
Transcript:
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Tension 5-1 engine 2,
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5-1 engine 1-sillarm.
00:07
Tension 5-1-engine 2, 5-1-1-sillarm.
00:10
Respond near Thatcher Road, UMass Lewis Dorm for fire alarm activation.
00:16
Respond, UMass, near Thatcher Road, Lewis Dorm,
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0,900.
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79, NG1.
00:36
Go ahead, NG1A1.
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NG1A1, on the air for Lewis Dorm, UMass, 2 Group 4.
00:46
NG1A1A1, I have you on the air responding,
00:48
Dutch Dorm, UMass, Group 4, 902.
00:52
6.9.
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Go ahead, engine 2.
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Digit 2 is on the air from Lewis Dorm, you're back, crew 1.
01:05
Engine 2, on the air for the Louis Storm, Prove 1, 903.
01:14
7.9, edition 2.
01:18
Go ahead, engine 2.
01:20
If introduced on scene, you have a 5-story dormitory, nothing showing, C.
01:24
Louis command remaining on primary.
01:28
Engine 2 on scene, nothing's showing, establishing command,
01:32
and our primary 904.
01:35
759-9-inch1
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Go ahead, NG1
01:41
NG1A1A1, on scene in the West Storm with next to you.
01:46
NG1A1, I have you on the scene for the Louis Storm.
01:49
Just letting you know I do have additional ambulance traffic at near North Prospects for unit 4 for a lift assist with knees and leg pain.
02:00
Edge 1 to receive.
02:02
I'll converse with engine GUE and see if I can clear A1.
02:06
I'll reach it.
02:08
Answer 1 from command.
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Edge 1's on.
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You place yourself in service, no problem.
02:23
Receive N21A1 in service.
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Motion 2,
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command terminated N1A1, you guys are clear,
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907.
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Attention 5.1A1.
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Attention 51A1.
02:51
Respond near Prospect Street, apartment 4.
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For an elderly female that needs a lift assist, to have Parkinson's disease, complaining of knee and leg pain, respond near Prospect Street, Unit 4 at 908.
03:12
Notice, command.
03:16
Go ahead, Lewis, command.
03:19
To be beeping in the first floor bathroom, systems then reset, command, determine here.
03:23
All units clear.
03:28
So I'm coming from bathroom, the system's been reset.
03:31
All units are clear, returning 909.
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Location mentioned:
Lewis Hall, Amherst, MA 01003
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