False fire alarm caused by broken radiator valve, New Bedford MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a building near Rockdale Ave after a caller reported smoke inside. Upon arrival, the cause was determined to be steam released from a broken radiator valve, not a fire. Housing authorities were contacted about the radiator issue.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Pheed. Fire alarm dispatching, ladder one, ladder three, engine seven, engine one, engine six, unit two, unit one, and (number withheld), Rockdale Ave.
00:09
It's going to be for fire alarm sounding with the caller seeing there's smoke inside the building.
00:13
Again, fire alarm dispatching, ladder one, ladder three, engine seven, engine one, engine six, unit two, unit one,
00:19
at nine, six, unit one, at (number withheld) Rockdale Ave.
00:22
It's going to be for caller saying fire alarm sounding with smoke inside the building.
00:28
Crosses our Lexington Street.
00:29
Entairmount Street.
00:38
Control 32%.
00:39
Right now is that change over and repair if you can respond to that.
00:46
File, alarm, copy that.
00:48
Lighter4 clear repair.
00:49
It will respond to (number withheld) Rockdale-Av.
00:53
Lyra 3, cover that address.
00:54
You can stand down.
00:55
Lighter 4's big up.
00:59
32 to control.
01:01
3-2. Control, you can clear the toll 4, show me where she was very vocation.
01:07
Copy.
01:12
Letter 3 from fire alarm.
01:16
3. Letter 3.
01:18
Letter 3, letter 4 just cleared from the repair.
01:22
They're taking that call. You can stand down.
01:25
No 3, copy.
01:26
Sammy down.
01:36
File, I'm unit two on the seat, two-story wood frame.
01:40
Check.
01:44
File, I'm copy, Unit 2 on scene, two-story wood frame, check.
01:53
File, I'm Unit 2. File, I'm Unit 2.
01:57
Go ahead, Unit 2.
01:59
Yeah,
02:01
it's a broken valve on a radia, I think it's just steam that the tenant was sampled.
02:05
I can keep this to first engine, first trucks.
02:13
File on copies, and be broken valve on radiator, possible steam.
02:18
Can you return engine six?
02:21
Engine six return, return it.
02:25
Engine one.
02:29
Enter company number one.
02:35
Ladder 4, what is your exact location? We knew you were in the area for repair.
02:40
Ladder 4 is a long-season.
02:43
Fire alarm copied that ladder 4.
02:45
You can acknowledge your return, ladder 1.
02:48
Ladder 1.
02:57
22 on SS5 at a miles 1.2.
02:59
Okay.
03:07
Last unit, come back.
03:10
23 on SS5 and miles 1.2.
03:14
Copy.
03:19
Fire alarm unit two.
03:23
Go ahead unit two.
03:27
Yeah, can you contact housing and see if they're aware that they have a radiator issue in this location?
03:38
Fire-up copies are unit two.
03:39
We're in contact with housing.
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Location mentioned:
Near Rockdale Ave, New Bedford, MA 02740
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