False fire alarms caused by detector and sprinkler issues, Springfield MA
Fire alarms were activated at two locations in Springfield, Massachusetts, an apartment near Patton Street and a warehouse at 655 Page Boulevard. No fire was found. The apartment alarm was due to a detector malfunction, and maintenance was on scene to replace the detector. The warehouse alarm was caused by a sprinkler system malfunction with a pressure drop triggering the alarm. Both incidents were false alarms with no immediate danger.
Audio|Source: Springfield Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
10.7's on scene.
00:01
Four-story brick.
00:02
Nothing showing.
00:03
The investigating.
00:05
It's a lot of time.
00:07
Four-story brick, nothing showing investigating.
00:12
Art.
00:14
Radio Box[1].
00:22
Command 2. Truck 1.
00:25
Respond to near Patton Street.
00:28
Apartment 1, Bravo.
00:30
Alarm sounding.
00:33
Fire alarm, tangent 4, truck 4.
00:37
For U and truck 4, 655 Page Boulevard, the CRRC Railroad Company receiving Radio Box[1] 9019, Zone 6, sprinkler waterflow.
00:50
Engine 4 received.
00:56
Patent Street, Command, a fire alarm.
00:58
Answering for Patent Street, Command.
01:01
You can cancel the truck.
01:03
Engine 7 can handle.
01:04
7 can handle.
01:07
Truck one, your back in service.
01:10
Truck one, your back in service.
01:13
Two, truck one, your back in service.
01:19
Engine 4 to fire alarm.
01:21
Go for engine 4.
01:23
You place engine 4 on-scene investigating warehouse.
01:33
Okay,
01:34
I'm off investigating the warehouse, nothing's showing.
01:41
Trout four to file on,
01:43
then we come in.
01:47
Truck four, I'm seeing as soon as we come in.
01:54
I'm doing four to truck four.
01:59
Not for that.
02:01
We'll need this first building here as you pull up.
02:05
As you see the pilot.
02:17
Service.
02:19
Reminders, remaining in service.
02:26
Engine four to engine four alphals.
02:29
Go for four alphals.
02:33
You have the Knoxbox key for the sprinkler room?
02:36
Page command.
02:39
Passing for Page Boulevard, Command.
02:41
Just give me an update.
02:43
It looks like a sprinkler malfunction in one of the warehouse building.
02:47
We're investigating.
02:49
Here's the command, sprinkler malfunction in one of the warehouses.
02:52
Further investigating this time.
02:58
Ranger 4 Alpha.
03:05
We're on the Charlie side.
03:12
We've got access to that room.
03:15
It seems like there's a drop and pressure in the system that's creating the alarm.
03:22
There's also a panel inside here as well, so we're all set.
03:26
If you want to see if they can reset that system on that side, they can try, otherwise they're going to have to get a sprinkler person out here.
03:36
We're out for receipt.
03:44
Back to you stand tomorrow.
03:47
Negative seven, go ahead.
03:51
It's going to be a detector malfunction.
03:53
Maintenance is on scene.
03:54
They're going to switch out the detector.
03:57
Sport engine sent back in service.
04:00
Traffic and service.
04:01
Detector malfunction, maintenance on scene, switch out the detector.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Radio Box: Alarm received from a municipal/master radio fire alarm box
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Location mentioned:
Near Page Blvd, Springfield, MA 01104
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