False fire alarm on Winter Street caused by testing, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a building on Winter Street due to workmen testing the fire system. The activation was accidental and responded to by emergency services.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Fire
Listen to dispatch call
05:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 7, can you go around to the rear?
00:03
Investigating, they have companies working back there.
00:08
Yep, we have that on the way.
00:13
Engine 200 to Winter Street, man.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:22
They're going to report that they're working on the fire pump.
00:27
They forgot to put out the box.
00:32
Yeah on the message.
00:41
Engine 3 to Waltham.
00:42
Engine 3 to Waltham.
00:43
Engine 3.
00:49
You can show us off with command investigating.
00:51
We have one vehicle that's swerved under the sidewalk and hit a tree.
00:55
Vehicle is unoccupied at this moment.
00:57
We're still investigating.
01:00
Engine 3, you're on scene investigating you have command, one vehicle swerved, sidewalk, and hit a tree, unoccupied, (number withheld).
01:15
Engine 3 in an update, we have a party inside the vehicle unconscious, we are trying to see if we can get them out right now at this moment.
01:23
You start an ambulance?
01:26
Ambulance is already on the way.
01:28
Would you like squad 5?
01:33
You can start them for now.
01:34
If we get them out before then we'll let you know.
01:38
All-am firing squad 5.
01:44
Five has it.
01:49
Squad 5 responding (number withheld).
01:56
C2 to Walden.
01:59
C2. C2.
02:03
Captain can stay in charge in Winter Street.
02:05
We're going to respond to River Street.
02:08
All right, I have that.
02:10
Captain's in charge of Winter Street.
02:11
You're responding to River at a different time.
02:16
WallSand fire at us two.
02:24
FS2.
02:25
Sorry, the near River Street party unconscious after motor vehicle.
02:33
Okay,
02:36
I have that.
02:38
Okay,
02:40
I have that.
02:41
Now what's going on with that investigation.
02:46
Engine 7 to command.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:53
I'm a Boston property group at the firefront.
02:55
They are testing it.
02:56
The tenant at near Winter Street was supposed to put out the blocks.
03:00
He's unsure if they did or not.
03:07
Go again with that.
03:12
Rivers should come in to Waltham and an update mail party has been extricated.
03:16
If he's unconscious, we're still assessing.
03:20
Mail party extricated, still unconscious assessing in (number withheld).
03:33
F.S2 to Waltham.
03:36
FS2. FD.
03:38
I'm going to take Medic 1 with space to clear up the vial instruction.
03:46
Okay, I'm going to run a medic one responding, Waltham fireroom, Billis 1.
03:50
Maybe that's 1.
03:52
Do you want to stand down or continue in?
03:57
I guess you can stay clear.
04:01
Remus to command of Waltham in update, CPR is in progress.
04:04
Mail party is not unconscious at this moment.
04:12
I have that FS2.
04:18
Roger.
04:19
Maybe that's the one, we're already on scene.
04:27
P-2.
04:31
C2. You have that update, C-5 for our best.
04:36
We have the update.
04:39
A-38. A-38.
04:44
Number 7 in command.
04:59
Winter Street Command and file out.
05:03
Winter Street Command.
05:08
Activation by workmen on the system,
05:10
all out on the box company supported.
05:15
Ambulance One, we're on River Street, near River Street.
05:23
Squad 5, Andrewswin is not responding anymore.
05:26
It's going to be the medic.
05:27
And for Winter Street, activation by workmen on the system, all out.
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Location mentioned:
Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451
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