False alarm at two story building near Farnham Street, Lawrence MA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a reported fire alarm at a two-story building near Farnham Street. Upon investigation, no fire was found and the alarm system would not reset, likely a false alarm or malfunction.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Fire
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03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Attention all companies, alarm of fire, sending out box 6-1-1-1, reported location near Farnham Street between Phillips Street and Osgood Street, car 21, engine 9, ladder 4.
00:18
Attention all companies, alarm of fire, sending out box 6-1-1-1.
00:24
Reported location near Farnham Street...
00:28
between Phillips Street and Osgood Street.
00:30
Car 21, engine 9, ladder 4.
00:37
249, where responded from the city yard?
00:42
C44, you're responding from the city yard.
00:49
9-81 broadcast an alarm of fire sent out box 6111-1 report location near Farnham street located between Phillips Street and Osgood Street.
00:59
Deputy, you have engine 9 and ladder 4.
01:01
This came in from private alarm reporting general fire alarm[1].
01:07
21 has that near Farnham.
01:16
39, Zonstein,
01:18
2.309, 2-story, type 3, nothing showing, and we're investigating.
01:24
Receive 39, you're on scene, 2-story, type 3, nothing showing, investigating.
01:28
9-1-21?
01:31
21-2nd.
01:35
21 is on-team.
01:38
21 is on-team.
01:41
Receive 21, nothing.
01:43
44 is on scene.
01:46
We see 44 on scene.
01:49
We're not seeing.
01:53
39, 21.
01:58
21.
02:03
We walk the whole building.
02:06
There are no smoke detectors to activate.
02:09
There are no full stations in the building.
02:18
21 has that 2199.
02:22
Come in 21.
02:26
District got responsible parties on team.
02:31
Received, responsible party is on team.
02:36
Let me know if we receive that alarm again.
02:40
Received, we'll let you know.
02:47
21.
02:50
21.
02:53
We just received another call from private alarm saying they have another activation.
03:00
Yeah, system wouldn't reset.
03:02
We're on team.
03:05
Received, on team.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
general fire alarm: Automatic or building-wide fire alarm activation at a property
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Location mentioned:
Farnham St, Lawrence, MA 01843
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