Fire alarm at residential high-rise was false alarm, Worcester MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at a residential high-rise near Country Club Boulevard. Firefighters investigated and found no signs of fire. The alarm was caused by smoking on the seventh floor, and it was confirmed to be a false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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04:17
Transcript:
00:00
Power M2 Engine 8.
00:05
Engine 8. Engine 8.
00:08
Engine 8, I'm getting a Masterbox, near Country Club Boulevard.
00:14
We had to moving over to Alpha.
00:17
Received.
00:19
Paralymed engine 11, ladder 6 on the air.
00:23
We're responding, we have that direct.
00:26
See.
00:29
Ladder 6 has that,
00:31
sir. And, Rescue 1.
00:40
Attention engine 8, engine 11, lighter 6, rescue 1, rescue 1, car 3,
00:44
near Country Club on the Masterbox.
00:53
Answering.
00:56
Rescue one calling Fireland?
00:58
Answering.
01:00
Yeah, Rescue 1 is going to be out-service reception building five in special calls.
01:09
Sorry, can you just go again with how you said you're OOS?
01:14
Yeah, out of service reception is in-section call.
01:17
I got that.
01:25
We're going to the general fire alarm holding.
01:27
Be advised, rescue one is the service.
01:30
State fire alarm, a fire alarm, structured fire call or an important call, they said.
01:36
Received cross-or rehab.
01:40
near Country Club, general fire alarm.
01:45
Ladder 6 now.
01:48
Allen.
01:50
We're on scene with a residential high-rise.
01:53
Nothing showing.
01:55
Ladder 6 will be investigating.
01:56
We'll be offensive.
01:58
Hold the assignment.
01:59
Letters 6 has come up.
02:01
Letters 6 on arrival, nothing showing.
02:04
Offensive, Command, 856.
02:13
Coffrey to Farland.
02:15
Carlin.
02:17
Carly's on scene.
02:19
A lot of six has come here.
02:21
Unseen at E56.
02:24
Angel 11 level one.
02:39
Command engine 11.
02:42
11. 11.
02:47
Come on in with your high-rise equipment.
02:53
Receive, bring the high-rise.
02:54
The high-rise.
03:01
Agent 8's level 1.
03:10
Command following, we'll follow up.
03:13
I'm answering for fire.
03:15
And we'll leave 7th floor center stairwell, going off to investigate.
03:22
See if you're heading up to the 7th floor center stairwell.
03:32
Crowd three to flat of six command.
03:37
Light a second.
03:42
I'll just be advised the 7th floor activation.
03:45
Someone's been smoking every day on the 7th floor.
03:51
We had a far along.
04:06
Problem answer.
04:11
Activated detector,
04:13
seven points to the airwell.
04:15
No sign to smoke with fire.
04:16
Return all companies.
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Location mentioned:
Country Club Blvd, Worcester, MA 01605
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