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Fire alarm triggered accidentally by cooking at melrose address, Melrose MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 12:35 PM

Cottage St, Melrose, MA 02176

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to near Cottage Street in Melrose for a central station fire alarm. Investigation determined the alarm was accidentally activated due to cooking. The fire system was reset and the incident was closed.

Audio|Heard on: Melrose Fire Dispatch

Listen to dispatch call

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 3, Ladder 1, respond to near Cottage St with a central station fire alarm.

00:06

That's engine 3, ladder 1.

00:08

Respond to near Cottage St,

00:10

the central station fire alarm.

00:12

Final, stand by 1535.

00:19

Ladder's on.

00:20

The ladder is on.

00:22

You're responding 1537.

00:28

3-0.

00:32

Engine 3 responding 1537.

00:35

Notice by the primonauts get still-arm.

00:44

Overhoes, ladder 1.

00:45

Engine 3, even dispatched to near Cottage St for the central station alarm activation.

00:54

Tension,

00:55

Ladder 1, Engine 3.

00:58

Dispatch near Cottage St for the central station alarm activation.

01:03

That's round standing by 1538.

01:11

Ladder is deleted the tracks.

01:14

Ladder 1, Delight at the tracks, 1539.

01:18

Ladder ones on scene, L'100 has Cottage Command.

01:22

Latter ones on scene, L'100 has Cottage Command, 1540.

01:32

Hedge of 3 is on scene.

01:37

Hedger 3 is on scene, 1541.

01:45

Cottage Command to Fireline, Ladder Company is going to be investigating Unit 127.

01:50

The latter company investigating Unit 127, 1542.

02:05

Cottage, Commander Commander Fireline.

02:11

Firearm answering Koch command.

02:15

Accidental activation from cooking.

02:17

System reset.

02:19

What companies are turning in service command terminated?

02:24

Accidental activation from cooking.

02:27

Command terminated, all companies in service, 1545.

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Cottage St, Melrose, MA 02176

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