Smoke alarm investigated near Andover Street, Peabody MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible box alarm near Andover Street and Palmer Avenue in Peabody. Crews investigated reports of smoke activation after a power surge. The affected health building was evacuated as a precaution. No visible smoke or fire was observed, and units confirmed a reset after investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Peabody Police and Fire
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04:27
Transcript:
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Reported box alarm, near Andover Street, engine 3,
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engine 4, ladder 1, nearest cross streets, Andover Street and Palmer Avenue.
00:11
Reported box alarm, near Andover Street, engine 3, engine 4, ladder 1, nearest cross streets, Andover Street and Palmer Avenue.
00:30
File-on-and-over command.
00:39
File on command.
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Smoke activation, Unit 4, we'll be investigating.
00:48
Receive.
00:52
Fire alarm, Catoo, initial radio report.
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Get fire on.
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Get, car two.
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C3, you're unseen, three-story brick.
01:03
Health building, nothing shown from the exterior.
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C-3 will be Harvard Vanguard Command, investigating.
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Nothing shown at this time.
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C2, you're unseen.
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Nothing shown.
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Car two from Engine 7.
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We're clear at Brooksby, would you like to respond to Essex?
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You go ahead with that message again?
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This is engine seven.
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We're clear.
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Would you like to respond through Essex?
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Not at this time.
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Thank you.
01:50
Do you see if they could bring down some road closed signs and some cones to Park Street and Spring Street side? That should suffice.
02:04
Roger.
02:06
Roger.
02:13
File on Ladder 1, Level 1, near Andover Street.
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Ladder 1 at command.
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Affirmative.
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Are you at the panel?
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Do you want to attempt for a reset?
02:43
Reported Central Station, near Newberry Street, engine 5, engine 7, nearest cross streets, Newburyport Turnpike, and Route 1.
03:07
Central Station has fire alarm activation, near Newberry Street.
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Engine 7, engine 5.
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Attempt to reset please.
03:28
Receive, stand by.
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Engine 3 from Engine 4, do you want us to continue in?
03:39
Negative, you can return, sorry.
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C4, you returning.
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Alarm, Harvard Vanguard Command.
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There was a power surge, and then this activation came in.
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Detector reading,
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Engine 1 is going to investigate; the building has been evacuated at this time.
04:12
Possible power surge, Engine 1 investigating.
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Command from Ladder 1, you have a reset.
04:24
Receive, thank you Ladder 1.
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Essex Center Dr STE 1, Peabody, MA 01960
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