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Fire alarm activation with water flow at 253 Broadway, Somerville MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at 253 Broadway with signals of water flow and smoke detection. Fire units responded but later reduced their response upon confirmation of a worker present at the location with no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Somerville Fire Operations
Listen to dispatch call
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
K1. Central Station 253 Broadway water flow indication.
00:06
K1 has it.
00:11
Ladder 3 to letter 3, bravo.
00:14
Come down with the pitch to suite 100 first floor.
00:20
Calling K1.
00:22
K1.
00:23
253 Broadway Central Station water flow again.
00:29
K1 has it.
00:37
Engine 1, ladder 2, C2, box 2916.
00:42
The Verge, 20 Medford Street, box alarm.
00:46
Engine 1, ladder 2, C2, box 2916.
00:50
The Verge, 20 Medford Street, box alarm.
00:56
I'm calling K1.
00:58
K1.
00:59
Central station indication floor number one at 253 Broadway front.
01:07
Received.
01:10
K1 to fire alarm.
01:14
K1.
01:15
Just got off the phone with 20 Medford Street.
01:18
That's workman down there.
01:19
I hope you want to reduce the response.
01:23
If you report Workman, final, I'm calling C2.
01:31
I'm looking for C2.
01:36
Chief K1 talked with 20 Medford Street, indicating Workman.
01:42
Did you want to send a full response one one and one?
01:47
I'll take it.
01:49
Another company stand down.
01:51
T2 only. Engine 1, ladder 2 to return.
01:54
Okay, engine 1.
01:56
Engine 1,00.
01:58
And ladder 2.
01:59
Latte 2 has the message.
02:01
Latitude is returning.
02:03
1417.
02:05
I'm calling file on.
02:08
Engine 5. Engine 5.
02:11
Clare 321. Enter 5, Clare through 2.1.
02:16
I'm calling K1.
02:21
253 broadway indication,
02:24
front smoke detector, low one.
02:27
Okay, 253, he said not 255.

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Location mentioned:
Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

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