Fire alarm triggered by detector issue at residence, Fitchburg MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/22/2025 11:29 AM

Near Grove St, Fitchburg, MA 01420

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at near Grove St in Fitchburg. No fire or emergency was found. The alarm was caused by a problem with the smoke detectors. No injuries occurred, and emergency services were not needed. Residents were advised to contact property maintenance to fix the detector issue.

Audio|Source: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control

02:41

Transcript:

00:00

Follow him, Latter 1, on arrival.

00:02

On arrival, 1432.

00:18

C3 and companies are off, vacating, nothing showing.

00:22

C3 companies having on arrival, nothing showing, 1430.

00:30

Okay and final was that six four or seven four?

00:37

Uh,

00:40

seven two Grove Street

00:43

Okay, two. Okay, two.

00:46

Okay,

00:50

call and final.

00:51

Um,

00:53

answer, come in.

00:57

They can hold, engine 4.

00:58

It appears to be a problem with the detectors.

01:00

Return the others, you can put us back on Channel 1.

01:04

Receive holdings for turning on others, issue with the detector, 1432.

01:14

1101 to file on.

01:19

File on answer.

01:23

Do you have a responsible party number in the system?

01:33

That's affirmative.

01:39

Can you call them?

01:41

Let them know that the knockbox here is broken.

01:45

We're unable to get the keys, although the person did answer the door and no EMS or entry was needed.

01:55

Resist no EMS, no entry needed.

01:57

11.1 be advised.

01:58

Their maintenance should be aware at this time.

02:01

1434. 1434. C-2-4.

02:07

5-0-1, clear, clear returning.

02:10

Bottom 1, have you clear returning, 14-4.

02:12

C-4. C-V.

02:18

C-E-C-3. C-3.

02:25

A crews investigated, possibly a problem with the detectors.

02:29

The residents are going to contact the property owner with my soft engine floor returning in service.

02:35

Receive possible problem with the detectors, residents be contacting there.

02:39

Maintenance, nuclear returning in service, 1439.

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