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Fire alarm triggered by fog machine near Ripley Road, Montague MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 05:35 PM

Ripley Rd, Montague, MA 01351

A fire alarm was triggered on the first floor near Ripley Road in Montague Center. The alarm was caused by a fog machine activating the detector. A keyholder was on scene.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin County Fire and EMS

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01:59

Transcript:

00:00

Attention Montague Center Fire.

00:01

Montague Center Fire, respond to near Ripley Road.

00:06

It's for a fire alarm activation indicating first floor, keyholder is on scene.

00:12

Scan near Ripley Road, fire alarm activation showing first floor, keyholder on scene.

00:18

2035.

00:29

Shelburne Control, on the re-tone for Montague Center Fire personnel.

00:31

Now respond near Ripley Road.

00:35

It's for a fire alarm activation on the first floor.

00:38

Keyholders on scene.

00:41

Near Ripley Road.

00:42

Retone time is 2038.

00:49

Control, Monica, Jack, Nice.

00:52

On UX-9.

00:55

Okay, I'm off at the station, we'll be outside on Towns.

00:58

X-9, off of the station, offset for Tones 2-039.

01:06

Self-control, Monty-U-X-1.

01:09

OU-X-1.

01:11

Beyond the area of the seat.

01:18

On U-X-1, another thing, 2039.

01:20

Control Moni, U-NG-1.

01:22

Moni U-N-2-201.

01:26

Andrew-1-2-20-20-1.

01:30

You want to respond in 2041.

01:32

U-041.N-21.

01:38

Moni-Rx1.

01:39

A-2-1. A-2-1.

01:47

Yes, sir, call from the scene reporting fog machine activated detector.

01:54

Also meet you guys up there.

01:58

Very good, excellent.

01:59

We'll see you on.

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Ripley Rd, Montague, MA 01351

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