False fire alarm at Kiley Middle School, Springfield MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a false fire alarm at Kiley Middle School on Cooley Street. The alarm was reportedly reset by maintenance before firefighters arrived, which has been an ongoing issue. Fire personnel reminded maintenance not to reset alarms before their arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Springfield Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:38
Transcript:
00:00
Property's in the field.
00:01
Stand by for a high-rise box assignment.
00:02
Near Cooley Street, Engine Two's district.
00:23
Command two, engine two, truck two, district chief two, respond to near Cooley Street and Kiley Middle School.
00:33
Radio box high rise.
00:39
Fire alarm, truck three.
00:44
Truck three's on.
00:46
Truck three, one twenty-two Fort Pleasant Avenue, second floor, one-year-old having a seizure.
00:54
Truck three received.
01:02
What's going on, Command Two? Engine Two, Truck Two, District Chief Two, responding to near Cooley Street, Kiley Middle School.
01:10
Receiving high-rise box 0730637, zone one general fire alarm.
01:20
Fire alarm to Chief Two.
01:23
Chief, go ahead.
01:24
All right, near Cooley Street.
01:26
School never called us till now.
01:28
They're saying there was a fire alarm going off.
01:30
It's a false alarm.
01:31
They cleared the box before the fire department arrived.
01:33
It's been an ongoing issue with maintenance.
01:35
Clearing the box before FD arrives.
01:39
Received, we'll continue the engine.
01:40
You can cancel myself in truck two.
01:42
Truck two and chief, you can go back into service.
01:46
Engine two to continue.
01:47
Two to five, one.
01:49
Engine two, go ahead.
01:52
Two's on scene.
01:54
See you, engine. I'm not sure if you copied your other barn yet.
01:56
It's a false alarm, but the maintenance keeps resetting before the FD arrives.
02:01
Three.
02:08
Truck three's on scene with ambulance.
02:11
Truck MR, second floor.
02:18
Engine seven, fire alarm.
02:22
Seven, go ahead.
02:24
All right, district, request for repair.
02:26
Seven's out, just had a repair.
02:30
Engine two to fire alarm.
02:35
Engine two, go ahead.
02:38
Is that box coming in cleared?
02:41
That's affirmative, box 0637 is cleared.
02:52
Fire alarm.
02:53
When the alarm came in, did it say what? Did it say the zone is or anything?
02:59
Engine two, zone one, box 0637.
03:02
Zone one general fire alarm.
03:06
Received.
03:11
Chief to engine two.
03:15
Go ahead Chief Two.
03:17
Apparently it's an issue with maintenance resetting the alarm prior to our arrival.
03:21
Can you remind them not to touch the panel before we get there so we can inspect it?
03:28
Affirmative, Chief.
03:30
It looks like the panel's not reset though.
03:32
That's why we're talking about it right now.
03:35
But yes, we are telling them about that now.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Cooley St, Springfield, MA 01118
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