False alarm from shower steam at Birchwood Lane

Heard on: Lincoln Police and Fire

01:31

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Thank you, fire alarm on the air with a still alarm.

00:02

Companies respond to (number withheld) Birchwood Lane for this fire alarm activation.

00:07

Fire alarm standing by at 12:24.

00:17

Fire alarm.

00:25

Engine three, ladder one, on twelve twenty-three.

00:32

Fire alarm, L four.

00:35

L four.

00:38

I just got a call from the resident at (number withheld) Birchwood Lane.

00:42

The alarm was due to a shower steam from a shower.

00:49

Received. They're requesting a cancel.

00:53

Affirm.

00:55

Received. Engine three ladder, cancel.

00:58

Clear quarters.

01:01

Engine three ladder one, cancel.

01:04

Clear quarters.

01:05

1227.

01:11

111 to control, I have a cancel.

01:13

Fire alarm, Delta Four.

01:19

Delta Four.

01:27

Received another call from the resident.

01:29

She cannot shut the alarm off.

01:30

It's still ringing.

9/7/2026 09:24 AM

Fire

Birchwood Ln, Lincoln, MA 01773

False alarm from shower steam at Birchwood Lane

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a home near Birchwood Lane for a reported fire alarm activation. The resident said the alarm may have been caused by steam from a shower and requested cancellation, but a later call reported that the alarm was still sounding.

False alarm from shower steam at Birchwood Lane

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