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Cooking smoke triggers fire alarm at apartment complex, Amherst MA

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Aspen Chase Apts (In), Amherst, MA 01002

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a smoke alarm at Aspen Chase Apartments caused by cooking smoke. No fire was found. The alarm was reset and all units returned to service.

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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
179 R10.
00:02
Go ahead, R10.
00:06
On air, responding to Main Street.
00:10
R10 on air responding to 615 Main Street at 1823.
00:15
179, engine 1.
00:22
Go ahead, engine 1.
00:25
Show me on scene, Aspen Chase.
00:27
Is this apartment number nine?
00:32
Rescue One, on scene at 615 Main Street.
00:36
It should be apartment number nine at 1825.
00:41
Received, I'm on scene.
00:43
Two-story wood frame, nothing showing investigating.
00:45
X5 has command.
00:47
R5, R10, has command.
00:53
Two-story wood frame with nothing showing R10 with command at 1825.
01:00
17 at rescue 1, 17 Main Street.
01:04
Rescue 1 on scene at Main Street, 1825.
01:13
79, engine 4.
01:16
Go ahead, engine 4.
01:19
Engine 4 on Dina Main Street.
01:23
Engine 4 on scene 615 Main Street, 1827.
01:27
7-2-9 aftace command.
01:31
Go ahead, Aspen Chase Command.
01:35
Cooking smoke, alarm is reset.
01:37
Command is terminated.
01:38
All units are returning.
01:41
Cause of alarm was cooking smoke.
01:44
Alarms then reset, command is terminated.
01:47
R10, Rescue 1 and Engine 4 returning the service at 1829.

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Aspen Chase Apts (In), Amherst, MA 01002

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