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Fire alarm investigated as burnt popcorn near Fearing StAmherst MA

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Fearing St, Amherst, MA 01002

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire alarm at a two-and-a-half story wood-frame building near Fearing Street was investigated and found to be caused by burnt popcorn.

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04:54
Transcript:
00:00
Seventy-9 from X7.
00:05
Go ahead, X7.
00:09
X7 is on scene, two and a half story of wood frames, nothing showing.
00:12
X7 will have commanding.
00:13
You're commanding up by me at the center.
00:17
X7 on scene, near Fearing Street, establishing commands investigating.
00:21
Just be advised, I've got two mutual aid ambulances coming into town for Puffton Village, for a man with a vein that popped on his nose, and near Leverett Road, Northampton, coming in for difficulty breathing female, 1657.
00:42
Sevenson, Onion, 222.
00:46
Got Engine 2.
00:47
Engine 2 is on scene.
00:52
Engine 2, Onstein near Faring, 1658.
01:00
Sub-GenX-3.
01:03
John X3.
01:06
Go ahead and redirect Hadley, the difficulty breathing.
01:11
I will respond to the nose at Pufton and first response to my message.
01:20
X3 on there responding Puffton Village 283.
01:24
Hadley Med1 from 729.
01:29
Med 1 is on.
01:32
Hadley Med1.
01:33
I'm going to redirect you.
01:35
Your new address that you're going to is near Leverett Road.
01:39
It's for a 68-year-old female with difficulty breathing.
01:43
And last turn, just updated with some possible stroke-like symptoms, 1659.
01:50
Raise 8168 Everett Leverett Road.
01:56
Near Leverett Road, 1659.
02:01
158 to be it.
02:10
729 from Northampton Fire, 85.
02:14
Go ahead, Northampton Fire, 85.
02:18
Northampton A-5 on the air responding Leverett Road.
02:23
Northampton A-5, I'm actually going to redirect you to a different call.
02:26
It's going to be 1040 North Pleasant Street, Upton Village, apartment 283.
02:31
Again, 1040, North Pleasant Street, Upton Village, 283.
02:36
It's for a male party,
02:40
78-year-old male.
02:41
He had a vein pop on his nose and it's bleeding, 1700s.
02:51
Northampton fire received, you can show us rerouting 1040 North Pleasant Street.
02:59
Thank you, Northampton,
03:01
1700.
03:03
Seven to nine.
03:05
This is ma'am.
03:07
Go ahead, command.
03:11
A1 has that patient that's continuing to evaluate.
03:14
Command is terminated.
03:15
Enter 1 is in service returning to Central.
03:17
I believe one more firefighter has come on due to Central Station.
03:22
And we are about 7 minutes out and we'll be able to put on any notice in service if that helps.
03:29
Engine 1 clear Vista Terrace responding Central Station.
03:33
Affirmative firefighters, the Wiki, called in.
03:35
He's at Central, 1702.
03:43
X3 from number one.
03:48
X, please on, go ahead.
03:51
What call are you responding to?
03:55
I'm heading up to Fountain Village.
03:57
I can wait for Northampton, continue back to Central and you can be ready for the next call.
04:09
Receive. We're going to respond back to Central and pick up A2 and then we'll go up to Swebrette, assist,
04:15
uh, have the reaction.
04:21
Hadley should be all set.
04:22
You can just place yourself in service with A2 when you get back.
04:33
7.9 from steering command.
04:37
Go ahead, steering command.
04:40
Cross is burned popcorn systems and reset.
04:42
Command is terminated to all units and service returning.
04:45
X7 is returned its previous detail on University of U.S.
04:50
Command terminated, alarm activation due to burn popcorn, X7 returning.

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Fearing St, Amherst, MA 01002

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