False fire alarm triggered by testing at VA Medical Center, Brockton MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at the VA Medical Center near Belmont St due to engineering staff accidentally tripping the alarm during fire alarm testing in building 40. There was no actual fire.
Audio|Source: Brockton Fire
01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Central Station alarm[1] at VA Medical Center near Belmont St.
00:03
You have a 211 response, 56, Channel 2 is your fire ground.
00:06
Number 6 is this one is VA Medical Center near Belmont St.
00:10
For Central Station alarm[1], 201, Channel 2.
00:13
WPKH 602, clear at 1426.
00:16
Engine 5 is a fire alarm.
00:17
An unciated panel indicates building 404-0 is the boiler plant around the barrack of campus.
00:24
We are relocated.
00:25
From car 56, engine 55 reports panel reads building 40.
00:30
506 will save.
00:31
14.30.
00:32
Fire, I'm calling 56.
00:33
We have one call from the VA, engineering doing fire alarm testing in building 40, and accidentally tripped the box.
00:39
56 received.
00:40
Why don't you cancel Station 2?
00:42
And I'll be responding and meeting up with Engine Company 5.
00:47
Canceling Engine Company 2 and you'll be responding meeting up with Company 5, Engine 5, 1431.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Central Station alarm: Automatic fire alarm received from a monitoring company
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Belmont St, Brockton, MA 02301
Correct
Incorrect
