False alarm sparks fire crew response at Burgundy Lane home, Amherst MA
Fire & ArsonA smoke detector malfunctioned and kept chirping at a home near Burgundy Lane, prompting a fire crew response despite no smoke or fire being present.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
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Tension 5-1-engine 1 still alarm[1].
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Tension engine 1 still alarm[1].
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Respond to near Burgundy Lane.
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It's going to be for a smoke detector malfunction.
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The homeowner is unable to fix it so it keeps chirping.
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Near Burgundy Lane at 1101.
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729 engine 1.
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Go ahead, engine 1.
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Andrew 1 is on the upper Burgundy lane with the 3-person crew, A1's in quarters in service.
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Did they tell you the nature of the malfunction?
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Engine 1, your responding crew of 3 advising A1's available in quarter.
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She just said her alarm kept chirping.
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There's no smoke or fire.
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She's tried resetting it and it just doesn't seem to work.
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1104.4.
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Receive, this will be a cold response.
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Receive, cold response, 1104.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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still alarm: Single-company, non-Box fire response dispatched without a full alarm assignment (lower-priority call)
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Location mentioned:
Burgundy Ln, Amherst, MA 01002
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