Fire alarm test and disregard order on Commercial St, New Bedford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 05:53 AM

Commercial St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A fire alarm test occurred on Commercial Street triggering alarm box 6117. Units were instructed to disregard any further alarms from this box until further notice.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

03:11

Transcript:

00:00

By the alarm from DCS on Channel 2.

00:09

Go ahead, DCS.

00:13

These guys, on the box 6117, we're going to send in a zone to test it.

00:18

Could you tell me what this comes in as?

00:22

I'm on copy that DCS.

00:23

We'll notify you when we get the alarm.

00:39

38.0.

00:42

Cervoir.

00:48

DCS from Fire alarm.

00:51

DCS for Fire alarm.

00:56

DCS for Fire alarm.

01:04

DCS, we just received box 6117, Zone 5, Master,

01:10

LB, Commercial Street Side Activation.

01:18

Central to all units.

01:19

ControlTile unit.

01:20

Stand by for below.

01:26

Central toy units are going to look out for a male who goes by the name (name withheld).

01:31

He's a male in his early 20s with dreads wearing all black and blue gloves,

01:37

possible change of mental status, going through psychosis, lasting in the area near Kempton Street.

01:43

Again, that's going to be a male that goes by the name (name withheld).

01:46

He's a male in his early 20s with dreads wearing all black and blue gloves, possible change in mental status,

01:52

going through psychosis, lasting in the area near Kenton Street, if located, contact the welfare center clinician.

02:05

Unit 35, to unit 38.

02:15

Control unit 38.

02:16

Control unit 38.

02:22

Control of unit 38.

02:29

35, did you find him?

02:34

I'm not going to, I believe you sent me in the building.

02:44

Control calling at 38.

02:47

Control on 2.

02:51

Control on 2.

02:58

Fire alarm from DCS, if anything else comes in from 6117, just disregard until further notice.

03:07

Fire alarm copy, disregarding box 6117 until further notice.

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