False fire alarm at Korean Church of Boston, Brookline MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activation occurred at the Korean Church of Boston near Harvard Street. Firefighters Ladder 2 and Engine 1 responded and investigated. They found workmen painting the detectors, which caused the alarm to activate. No fire was present.
Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
03:20
Transcript:
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Central Station, assist final 132, Harvard.
00:11
Attention engine 1, engine 3, ladder 2, C3. Respond to near Harvard St, Korean Church of Boston, near Pierce Street, for box 1-6. Reporting central station alarm. Attention engine 1, engine 3, ladder 2, C-3[1], respond to near Harvard St, Korean Church of Boston, near Pier Street, for Box 1-6.6, reported central station alarm. From 2025.
00:48
5401-2. 5401-2.
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5 -4-1. You take now at 1243 to begin with Mass Red 687 Micahopper 1.
01:02
Later 2.
01:04
Ladder 2. Ladder 2 and Engine 1 responding.
01:07
This is for the Korean Church of Boston activation zone 43,
01:13
general fire alarm, smoke protector, 2027.
01:19
Fire alarm. Engine 3 is responding.
01:23
Engine 3 is responding, 2028.
01:37
Ladder 2, a fire alarm. Final line answering, ladder 2.
01:42
Letter 2 and engine 1 are on-scene investigating. Ladder 2 has command, not been shown.
01:47
Lotter 2, under 1 on scene, letter 2 is command, investigating, nothing showing, 2029.
01:59
Power Street Command to fire alarm.
02:02
File on the engine command.
02:05
Investigating workmen, return engine three.
02:10
Please, investigating workmen, returning engine three, 2029, fire onto engine three.
02:17
Engine three has that, clear, returning.
02:21
Engine three has a door, clear and returning, 2029.
02:31
Door, please.
02:40
5-4-1-2. 541-2.
02:45
Clear that stop, one, I can see.
02:50
Roger.
03:02
Command answering.
03:05
He's got all these detectors covered because he's painted.
03:08
We're unable to determine which one's actually activated.
03:13
I'll see.
03:19
I'll come down there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
C-3: Car 3 – Duty/Shift Commander (assumes command at incident)
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Location mentioned:
Near Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445
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