False fire alarm caused by invalid code at Danvers restaurant, Danvers MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 11:59 PM

Danvers, MA 01923

Fire alarm activated at the Tackle Box restaurant near Endicott Street in Danvers. Several smoke detectors were triggered. It was later found to be a false alarm caused by entry of an invalid alarm code and cleaning activities. No actual fire was present.

Audio|Source: Danvers Fire Department Dispatch

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

Tension engine one, engine three, call four.

00:07

Engine one engine three, call four, response to the central station fire alarm activation for the Tackle Box near Endicott Street.

00:14

Engine one, engine three, call four for the central station fire alarm activation for the Tackle Box near Endicott Street.

00:28

Call 4.Zone.

00:32

Engine 1-engine 3, call 4 on responding to the central station fire alarm activation for the Tackle Box near Endicott Street, multiple self-detector activation.

00:45

Cover, is it, Tackle Box?

00:48

Engine 3, agent.

00:52

Engine 1,000. Engine 1,000.

01:02

Follow on the carpool.

01:06

Carver answer.

01:08

An update from Central alarm, they spoke with somebody on site reporting. The activation was caused by entering an invalid code into the system.

01:19

The reporting party did not have proper codes to cancel.

01:27

Okay, you can return Agent 3 and into 1, carpool only.

01:31

No, I'm received.

01:33

Power only.

01:35

Engine 1 and engine 3 to stand down. Engine 1, coffee.

01:40

Engine 1,000.

01:43

Engine 3, copy.

01:46

3,000. 3-hous.

01:51

Brown, Compton is off single-star commercial.

01:54

Nothing showing to see you as a command.

01:58

4-0-0-5 in command at 304, nothing showing.

02:04

Fire alarm, Mitchell, once back in.

02:09

Fire alarm, I see you. Fire alarm, I see.

02:17

Call for activation due to cleaning,

02:20

system is reset.

02:22

Copy clearing.

02:24

Activation caused by cleaning, system reset.

02:27

Cawpaw, you're returning at 308.

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