False fire alarm at Great Western Road residence, Dennis MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at a residence near Great Western Road in South Dennis. Smoke was reported in the basement. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke but no active fire. Later, communicating with the keyholder confirmed it was a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Fire Departments
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03:45
Transcript:
00:00
Genes Fire, central station alarm, near Great Western Road, South Dennis.
00:08
20th and 20th.
00:12
Flight one.
00:16
Central station alarm, zone 11, general fire, near Great Western Road.
00:25
Near South Gages Way, 1156.
00:31
Oh, shown.
00:35
Well, there's 26 on the up, 116.
00:37
25-1.
00:40
25 on, 1166.
00:43
28-al alarm.
00:44
28-al alarm.
00:46
20 in answer.
00:50
Call came in from a neighbor.
00:53
It's going to be smoke in the basement.
00:59
Nearest tidre, I believe it's going to be on the corner of Robin and Nervis.
01:06
Okay.
01:08
The far alarm, part 12 is on.
01:10
We have the option.
01:13
Car 12 is on, it's going to be off one.
01:18
Receive, Car 12 will be the offshoot.
01:22
Car 11, though.
01:28
Car 12, Car 11 on.
01:30
On. Off 1, 11, 11.
01:42
Mike 72 dispatch.
01:48
Justice.
01:54
Off on location.
01:58
One-story wood frame residential.
02:00
Nothing shown in the exterior will be investigating.
02:03
Oh, Roger. Then you're off, nothing's showing in that...
02:05
...you're off nothing showing in that.
02:10
Dr. Amoff.
02:24
201 spot location single story ranch we do have a decent amount of smoke from the rear.
02:37
21, you're on location, continuing story, ranch,
02:41
smoke coming from the rear.
02:49
28 from the second to the second two engine, why you stand by the hydrant.
02:57
Engine 20, we'll be second two, we'll grab the flood, standby.
03:04
20. No.
03:09
Okay, one free.
03:10
Okay.
03:12
Okay. Okay. Okay.
03:14
Okay.
03:15
And right.
03:18
20 is for, uh,
03:22
21. All right.
03:26
We do, uh, it appears that we do have an active basement fire.
03:31
We'll have the intention lay in to 21.
03:34
You're pulling a...
03:37
I want to tell me to call back and they spoke to the keyholder.
03:41
It was a false alarm, but they didn't say if they wanted to get open.
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Location mentioned:
Great Western Rd, South Dennis, MA 02660
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