False alarm due to malfunctioning fire detector, Amherst MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire authorities responded to an alarm activation near Dana Street, Amherst. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was found. The alarm was caused by a malfunctioning fire detector. All units were cleared and returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Amherst Fire
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02:57
Transcript:
00:00
Attention 5-1, engine 2 and engine 4.
00:05
Still alarm.
00:06
Attention 5-1, engine 2 and engine 4, still alarm.
00:12
Respond near Dana Street.
00:16
For an alarm activation,
00:18
no smoke or fire seen at this time,
00:22
respond near Dana Street at 2040.
00:31
79 from 833.
00:35
Go ahead, A3.
00:37
A3.
00:38
A3-3-2,
00:40
turning in service.
00:44
A3, clear CDH returning to service.
00:47
Engine 1 only has one on it if you could respond to the still alarm near Dana Street at 2040.
00:56
A3 received.
00:58
Respond to the 3rd Dena.
01:06
729, A1.
01:10
Go ahead, A1.
01:13
A1 off at CDH.
01:17
A1 off at CDH at 2041.
01:21
Some tonight for mention two.
01:25
Let's go ahead, Engine 2.
01:28
Engine 2 responding near Dana Street, crew 1.
01:33
Engine 2 on-air responding near Dana Street with a crew of 1, A3, returning from CDH in Route 2 as well as 2041.
02:02
Second of the nine from, engine two.
02:06
Go ahead, engine two.
02:08
Action two is on scene, near Dainter Street.
02:12
Two-story wood frame, nothing shown.
02:13
This will be Dain Street command remaining on primaries this time.
02:18
Engine two on scene, two-third with frame with nothing showing, establishing command remaining on primary 2045.
02:35
Go ahead, dandestries command.
02:39
No,
02:41
smoke, no fire.
02:42
It's a malfunctioning detector and cancel all the units responding.
02:50
Cause of alarm is a malfunctioning detector, no smoke, no fire.
02:53
All responding units can return to service at 2048.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Dana St, Amherst, MA 01002
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