False smoke detector alarm at residence near Todd Pond Rd, Lincoln MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 02:45 PM

Near Todd Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773

Firefighters responded to a smoke detector alarm near Todd Pond Road. The alarm was a false activation. There was no fire, but the homeowner was having trouble resetting the alarm system.

Audio|Source: Lincoln Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Click a fire alarm, on the air with a still alarm[1].

00:03

Companies respond to near Todd Pond Road for fire alarm activation, coming in as Zone 18, Dining Room Smoke Detector, called it by the alarm company,

00:17

fire alarm standing by 1745.

00:25

Engine 3 has the response, Todd Pond, what number again?

00:33

near Todd Pond Road.

00:36

Yeah, the engine 3 is responding from the schools, near Todd Pond.

00:42

By the line, engine 3 on responding, 1746.

00:51

File-up, Ladder-N-Lead-On.

00:55

File-Lam is Letter 1.

00:57

On responding,

00:58

1747.

01:06

Engine three zone, team.

01:08

Nothing shown from the outside, two-story wood frame, a car on the garage.

01:14

Investigating, L1 has come in.

01:17

Flat of one, you can see he's on roadway.

01:22

Engine 3, I just got off the phone with the alarm company again, receives an update from the homeowner. It is a false activation, but the homeowner is having difficulty getting the system reset.

01:38

We have the update.

01:40

Ladder 1, you can clear.

01:44

Latter has been fire line, Latter 1 is off, and clear.

01:49

Fire line, Latter 1, off and clear, 1749.

01:57

Okay minute, final, we'll just try to assist the residents here.

02:04

Fire alarm hazards.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

still alarm: Initial low-priority fire/EMS response (limited units)

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Near Todd Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773

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