Fire alarm triggered by cooking at Cambridge location, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered by cooking activity at a building near Water Street in Cambridge. Firefighters investigated the sprinkler and fire pump systems, confirmed no active fire, and successfully reset the alarm system.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire Grounds 14 and 16
Listen to dispatch call
04:24
Transcript:
00:00
Part of the command.
00:05
Command answer.
00:08
We're on the first floor.
00:10
There's two sprinkleroom, strike sprinkler room.
00:15
On this level, label 1,
00:18
the Yankee.
00:19
We don't hear anything,
00:20
any pumps going.
00:22
We're just outside.
00:23
We just need a master key, but it appears there's no pumps that's not running.
00:31
All right, we're going to try for a reset and we're going to see if it'll take.
00:38
Copy.
00:47
So, 200, what's you look at it?
00:54
Choice of the building.
00:56
I can meet you.
01:00
Okay.
01:09
Command to Ladder 2.
01:10
This took a good reset.
01:11
We can not take up.
01:14
We have it.
01:15
Okay.
01:19
Command to engine three.
01:31
Engine 5. Set off by cooking, conditions are clear up here now.
01:37
I'm going to reset the alarm in Claire shortly.
01:44
At 1248, set off by cooking.
01:47
Going for a reset.
01:53
I'm 451 Street with set off by cooking.
01:58
That's affirmative, Chief.
02:00
Set off by cooking on the night floor.
02:01
Engine 5 is accepting a reset.
02:04
All right, Command 2, Engine 3, you can go back of service.
02:14
Engine 3 has it.
02:17
Roger. Roger command.
02:26
Thank you.
02:32
22 Water Street Command the fire alarm.
02:35
The answer in command.
02:42
Now we found a separate fire pump room with the fire pump running.
02:46
The system did take a good reset, but I'm just going to hold Ladder 2 in the car for a bit longer to investigate the fire pump.
02:54
We're holding Ladder 2 in the car for a fire pump investigation.
03:01
Sir, have you released Somerville already?
03:06
That's affirmative.
03:07
They got the message.
03:08
They're clear.
03:09
File on as it.
03:17
All this is through a command.
03:22
Command answering.
03:25
I have the negatives are on the keys.
03:27
I'm at the front logging time.
03:29
I'm at the front.
03:31
They don't hold in the keys.
03:36
Do you say you're at the front lobby trying to acquire that?
03:51
Send 4.
03:53
22 Water Street Command on fire alarm.
03:57
Answer, command.
04:02
You might be receiving the box again.
04:05
Hold up on that.
04:06
We're investigating here.
04:09
That's affirmative, sir.
04:11
They come over.
04:18
Command to Division 100.
04:21
Can you get back into the panel room and silence that system?
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Location mentioned:
Water St, Cambridge, MA 02141
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