Accidental fire alarm at Crescent Street location, New Bedford MA
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According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm and medical alert was triggered at a location near Crescent Street in New Bedford. Fire units responded but found no fire after investigation. The alarm was determined to be an accidental activation and all units were cleared from the scene.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
04:35
Transcript:
00:00
One, three, five, two, six in Crescent Street.
00:03
Got fire, I'm called up by Central Station, indicating general fire and medical activation.
00:08
Priorlam, dispatching ladder four, engine five, engine nine, unit one, ten, three, five, two, six, Crescent Avenue.
00:15
File, I'm called in by Central Station indicating general fire.
00:17
It crosses prairie at White Street.
00:26
32.2.
00:29
Control.
00:30
Good.
00:32
Control, I'll close the description again.
00:36
Black and white male, wearing black.
00:41
I have one black male,
00:45
one white male, one white male,
00:46
both on footwear,
00:49
all black.
00:52
That's all.
00:53
Show count.
00:59
Units, I'll go out of the small core panel.
01:02
Two meters and genes were stolen.
01:04
So we'll see something like getting those.
01:12
Twenty-three have you set.
01:22
Thirty-four to thirty-five.
01:26
Three to thirty-five.
01:31
Three to thirty-five.
01:34
Goat.
01:36
Are you old somebody?
01:40
I'm talking with the caller.
01:46
Fire alarm from engine 5, 5 is on the repeater.
01:49
Can you tell me the details on this call please?
01:54
Just 5, this is your fire alarm.
01:56
So this call was called in by central station indicating general fire.
02:01
It was also a medical alarm activation at the same time.
02:05
That's all we got.
02:18
Sunny, at the show and check-in.
02:24
33 control.
02:33
Thirty-three control.
02:35
Hi.
02:38
Clear from Nashville Boulevard, I have my East City, Sherman, Rick at High School.
02:49
Thank you. Anyone check inside the Harrymont, aren't any of those schools over there?
02:57
Oc11 to 30.
02:59
We check, HarryMine, CSC.
03:04
That's long.
03:07
Road 31 in control.
03:12
They have an approximate H or height and weight.
03:16
Thank you.
03:22
Can't. Nobody's on scene with the victim, can you try to get that info?
03:26
35 of those units.
03:32
35 for those units, the only update is white and black male all black,
03:37
possibly had something black, didn't see a firearm.
03:40
They should have Jordan 11s, they should be white and red, size seven with them.
03:48
Do you know if they had backpacks on?
03:54
No backpacks, just coach.
03:57
Okay, careful.
04:10
The homeowner is trying to reset it now with central space.
04:16
And what, ignore, just fire a lot from unit one.
04:20
I'm answering either one.
04:22
Engine 5 portal reports accidental activation.
04:25
I'm going to return all apparatus, engine 5 will take the report out.
04:30
Copy engine 5 report, accidental activation.
04:33
Returning all apparatus, engine 9, acknowledge your return.
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Location mentioned:
Crescent St, New Bedford, MA
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