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Fire alarm activation at Cornerstone Plaza, 1–20 Beacon Street, Somerville; determined to be smoke from cooking at 118 Beacon, system reset, units cleared.Somerville MA

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Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm activation at Cornerstone Plaza, 1–20 Beacon Street, Somerville; determined to be smoke from cooking at 118 Beacon, system reset, units cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Somerville Fire Operations
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5, Tower 1, C2, Cornerstone Plaza, 1-20-Beacon Street, between Smith Avenue and Washington Street, Central Station Fire Alarm.
00:11
Engine 5, Tower 1, C2, Cornerstone Plaza, 1-20 Beacon Street, between Smith Avenue and Washington Street, Central Station Fire Alarm.
00:29
Squad 2. City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, between Walnut Street and School Street, public service.
00:37
Squad 2, City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, between Walnut Street and School Street, public service.
00:46
Engine 5 calling fire alarm.
00:50
Firemance and engine 5.
00:53
Engine 5, Tower 1, or off.
00:58
Engine 5 will be command.
01:02
Engine 5, Tower 1 or off, 120 Beacon Street.
01:04
Engine 5 will be command.
01:06
Central State report zone 24 for 118 beacon,
01:10
1643.
01:14
C2 to follow.
01:16
File a manse at C2.
01:20
DC3 with the company's beating command.
01:24
C2 off of the companies, C2's Beacon Command.
01:27
Cento states reported zone 24 for 118 beacon 1645.
01:34
Engine 5 calling command.
01:38
Yes, sir.
01:41
No smoke from cooking, we reset the system.
01:48
Receive, can I clear?
01:52
Affirmative.
01:56
C2 to engine 5, engine 5 has the command.
01:59
C2 is clear.
02:01
C2, engine 5 has command, C2 is clear, 1646.
02:11
Engine 5 calling fire alarm.
02:14
I'm at the engine 5.
02:18
That was an alarm activation in 118 beacon, the cause of smoke from cooking.
02:25
The system is reset.
02:27
Engine 5 and Tower 1 return.
02:30
Engine 5, your report, smoke from cooking and 118 Beacon.
02:35
Systems reset.
02:36
Company's clear, command terminated, 1647.
02:40
Vision 5 is calling fire on.
02:44
Follow me into engine 5.
02:47
We're going to code that at 743.
02:50
Code 743, 1648.

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Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143

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  1. Follow-up Activation and Final Reset
  2. Investigation and Reset
  3. Second Activation
  4. Arrival and Command Established
  5. Initial Dispatch

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