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Alarm sounding in basement at Amherst residenceAmherst MA

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Nutting Ave, Amherst, MA 01002

As discussed during the dispatch call, an alarm was sounding in the basement near Nutting Avenue in Amherst. There was a possible carbon monoxide alarm activation, but no smoke, fire, or illnesses were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst Fire
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00:21
Transcript:
00:00
Attention 5-1, engine 2, still alarm[1].
00:03
Attention 5-1, engine 2, still alarm[1].
00:07
Respond near Nutting Avenue.
00:10
For an alarm that's been sounding in the basement,
00:14
unsure if it's a CO alarm activation, because there's no smoke, no fire, and no reported illnesses.
00:19
Respond near Nutting Avenue, 1450.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
still alarm: Single-company, non-Box fire response dispatched without a full alarm assignment (lower-priority call)

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Location mentioned:
Nutting Ave, Amherst, MA 01002

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