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Alarm activates at MIT building; no fire detected

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/11/2025 11:43 AM (PDT)

Near Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

An alarm activation at MIT Building W79, 229 Vassar Street in Cambridge. Responders attended; no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire

00:29

Transcript:
00:00
Lata 3 Division 1 responding to 229 Vassar Street, MIT Building W79 to the MIT alarm operating channel 141445.
00:09
Ladder 1 to fire alarm.
00:11
Fire alarm answering, latter 1.
00:15
Companies clear code 740[1].
00:19
Received, command terminated with a 740[1] 1445.
00:24
Letter 3.5.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

740: False Alarm

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Near Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

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Alarm activates at MIT building; no fire detected

Transcript:00:00Lata 3 Division 1 responding to 229 Vassar Street, MIT Building W79 to the MIT alarm operating channel 141445.00:09Ladder 1 to fire alarm.00:11Fire alarm answering, latter 1.00:15Companies clear code 740[1].00:19Received, command terminated with a 740[1] 1445.00:24Letter 3.5.

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