Odor of smoke reported inside Cambridge apartment, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonSmoke odor was reported inside an apartment near Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Multiple fire units responded. No fire was found on arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire
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Transcript:
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Striking box 723 is the location of near Massachusetts Avenue Unit 1 for the odor of smoke inside.
00:07
The response is engine 4, engine 8, engine 1, Somerville engine 1, ladder 1, rescue 1, squad 4, and division 1,
00:17
operating on channel 16, 2216.
00:22
Engine 4.5-5-5-5-1-1-10-4[1].
00:41
Engine 4 is off.
00:52
Nothing showing this time.
00:54
I need to follow up command, one, channel 16.
00:58
Receive engine four,
01:00
off with nothing showing you'll be command, channel 16, 2220.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative response indicating message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140
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