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Fire alarm triggered by cooking smoke at branford building, Branford CT

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audio iconFire & Arson
Briarwood Ln, Branford, CT 06405

According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm activated at a three-story multi-family building near Briarwood Lane in Branford. The building was evacuated, and the cause was determined to be smoke from cooking.

Audio|Heard on: Branford Fire Department
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1, car 6, engine 2, response,
00:05
automatic fire alarm.
00:11
Did you want, engine 2, car 6, 31,
00:15
33 Briarwood each care for the AFA.
00:21
Pressure responding.
00:23
All right.
00:31
Your address your one.
00:33
31 to 33 Briarwood, branford hills
00:35
Care.
00:36
Call comes in through the alarm company.
00:38
Smoke detector activation,
00:40
number 33, second floor, charlie.
00:43
Car 6 unseen.
00:46
Three-story, multi-family.
00:48
Active alarm, building has been evacuated.
00:51
Car 6 will be command of investigating.
00:54
Your car 6 on scene, command of...
01:00
...you're calling for the initial report.
01:03
Smoke from cooking.
01:06
Your initial report is smoke.
01:12
General 1 on 6th.
01:15
And you're one, ray.
01:20
For calling, command.
01:25
Command is on.
01:27
Who are you going to need engine two there?
01:31
Negative.
01:33
Here you, roger.
01:35
Roger.
01:38
Rather into two, remaining.

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Location mentioned:
Briarwood Ln, Branford, CT 06405

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