Fire alarm at commercial building in Harvard, MA, Harvard MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 02:37 AM

Harvard, MA

A fire alarm was reported near Bottom Road in Harvard, MA, at a commercial building. Fire crews responded rapidly. The building was evacuated and no fire or smoke was visible from outside. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the alarm to ensure safety.

Audio|Source: Harvard (town of) Fire/EMS

03:56

Transcript:

00:00

There is a box alarm[1] from near Bottom Road, table out here.

00:14

I know I transferred a car down to the station, were you able to speak here in the vote, taking that valve off line?

00:27

Louise's men.

00:37

Fire line, Devon's Devin's engine four.

00:41

Fire loan's on.

00:46

Engine four, ladder one, en route to one toll, firing him on the bottom.

00:55

Mr. Ivan.

01:00

Volturnetector activation needed a lot of the red drive.

01:05

Fire system severing set.

01:09

Careful our company.

01:13

Dialogue from 382.

01:20

382. We're off in Cachote.

01:24

Receive of 542.

01:49

Fire alarm Devon's engine four.

01:55

Fire alarm is up.

01:59

Engine four, latter one on arrival,

02:01

large two-step commercials, nothing showing.

02:05

Engine four will have command, we'll be investigating.

02:09

Where if we're on arrival?

02:13

545.

02:16

I want to command.

02:36

Hello.

02:41

Go for latter one.

03:07

Another one from command.

03:14

Ten-five.

03:18

Thanks, that would they take.

03:24

That would they take.

03:38

The pilot one to command.

03:46

Answering.

03:49

Nothing showing Charlie's side of the building. The building's been evacuated.

03:54

We just lost the radio in the ladder.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

box alarm: Fire department response assignment activated by an alarm at a designated location or alarm box.

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