False fire alarm triggered by smoke machine at party, Cambridge MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was accidentally triggered by a smoke machine being used at a Halloween party on the ninth floor of a building in Cambridge, MA. Fire responders investigated and confirmed there was no actual fire. The smoke machine was shut down, and the fire alarm system was reset.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire Grounds 14 and 16
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Transcript:
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Vision 1. Vision 1. Vision 1 to assume in command, (number withheld).
00:20
Engine 3[1] to command.
00:23
Answer.
00:24
Can I wait for the panel now? Initial report is a smoke machine on floor 9s for a Halloween party.
00:37
Okay, I have that smoke machine, floor 5.
00:42
Command the fire alarm.
00:46
Answer, come in.
00:50
Using Ladder 2, Engine 3[1], Division 1, all of the company can stage, we're investigating a possible smoke machine at a party on floor number 5.
01:02
At (number withheld), folding Engine 3[1], Ladder 2 in the car, that's being a smoke machine for the Halloween party on the 6th floor.
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300 to come in.
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Stand answering.
01:22
(name withheld), 9th floor west corridor, smoke detector.
01:25
Latitude is on their way up right now.
01:30
All right, we have that.
01:32
Nine floor left.
01:41
Question 100 is the command center.
01:45
Command answer.
01:47
That's confirmed, a smoke machine, floor number nine.
01:51
We located the detector and instructed the mom to shut down the machine. They're not able to use it. We can probably go over-rease it. It's pretty clear, I bet.
02:00
Okay,
02:01
you don't need any fans or anything?
02:05
That's a negative. It should go for a reset.
02:07
It's pretty cool.
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104.
02:14
Let us go, one to 200.
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200.
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200.
02:26
There's a report that they might have another one on the east floor.
02:30
I don't know if you want to check that on the way down.
02:37
Receive.
02:45
Major 500, Division 100.
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Okay.
02:53
Answer. Answer.
02:56
Let us know when the system is reset, we'll reset the box.
03:01
Okay, very good. We're just checking floor 8 now.
03:07
We have it.
03:10
Command agent 5, you can rewind that.
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500 in command.
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Boxes reset, rewant.
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Thank you. Go back in service.
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Stand the final one.
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Yeah, sir, command.
03:49
So that was fired by a smoke machine, floor number nine.
03:53
That would shut down,
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system restored.
03:57
Companies will let you know when they're back in service.
04:05
(number withheld) stood off by a smoke machine.
04:08
Nobody's making up.
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Vision 100th command.
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Number eight, they're having a Halloween party.
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They do not have a smoke machine so we're all set.
04:33
Are you going to stay there or are you coming down? I'm thinking about hanging around for a while but I'll head down.
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Engine 3: Fire department unit designation (Engine 3)
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