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Residential fire alarm activates near Launching Road, Andover MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 04:01 PM

Launching Rd, Andover, MA 01810

A residential fire alarm was activated near Launching Road, Andover, MA. Fire department units including engine 3 responded. The alarm was confirmed as a smoke detector activation and the situation was cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS

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02:40

Transcript:

00:00

Respond number 2,

00:02

launching road,

00:03

residential fire activation, showing general.

00:05

Yeah. Again, engine 3,

00:08

respond 2 Launching Road,

00:10

residential fire alarm activation, showing channel.

00:22

3-63 you're on number 2 launching route

00:31

4 school street with man 2 Bravo Charlie Mike (number withheld).

00:38

Two-fourth.

00:43

Ten times.

00:46

Seven, two-eight.

00:49

Same dropping.

00:52

Same response.

01:05

So the only name from that previous is just him.

01:10

He backsail them until there's no other name, unless you have something different.

01:16

No more off for you.

01:18

No. Oh.

01:26

Um, catch up.

01:31

Gotcha. Okay.

01:33

Inquarters.

01:36

Receive. Back in.

01:40

Air alarm, engine three.

01:45

Engine three.

01:48

Four on Taze, two launching.

01:50

Engine three, let a launch command.

01:54

Ready see about scene, two launching road.

01:56

You're Smith.

02:03

C209 control.

02:08

Retransporting.

02:09

It's all mail to Middleton.

02:17

P209 to control.

02:19

Your time, camera rolling.

02:23

1909.

02:33

Section 3, Paul.

02:36

Smoke detector activation, burn, so clear, attorney, command, and terminated.

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Launching Rd, Andover, MA 01810

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