Smoke detector alarm triggered by shower steam in apartment, Fitchburg MA
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to an alarm at an apartment near Dade Street in Fitchburg. The alarm was caused by steam from a shower triggering a smoke detector. The alarm was reset and the situation was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Fitchburg Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine Fifthport Department, near Dade Street.
00:02
On the box, engines 5-4, ladder 1, rescue through the deputy near Dade Street.
00:08
On the box,
00:09
engine 5-4, ladder 1, rescue 3 in the deputy final arm, 7-4-1.
00:13
Final arm, 7-4-1.
00:14
Final calling C-3.
00:21
C3.
00:23
That box just went to restore, what's your pleasure?
00:29
All right, you can have engine 4 in back the year.
00:33
Received evident engine 4 continuing.
00:36
Returning C3, rescue 3, ladder 1, and engine 5, 742.
00:46
Final engine, 4 is off.
00:50
Engine 4, Evan O, came into an apartment smoke detector,
00:54
7.34.
00:56
Final,
00:58
do you know which apartment?
01:03
That's a negative.
01:05
He's coming into Zone 17.
01:13
Proceed.
01:14
Proceed.
01:27
We're going to be investigating an alarm on the 5th floor.
01:32
She's having investigated, good timing that is 3rd 4.
01:37
Permitive.
01:41
Thank you.
01:46
4-1.5-1.
01:49
Followed after 4-1.
01:51
Yeah,
01:53
we had a detector activation Unit 312 due to steam from a shower.
01:57
Law is then reset and holding.
01:58
Head to force clear returning of service.
02:01
Received. Law activation,
02:03
Marvin 312, steam from the shower.
02:05
System reset and holding, you're clear returning, 728.
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Location mentioned:
Fitchburg, MA 01420
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