Fire alarm triggered during maintenance at Wyman Street building, Waltham MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/24/2025 08:48 AM

Near Wyman St, Waltham, MA 02451

A fire alarm was triggered at a building near Wyman Street. The building was evacuated and the fire department responded. Investigation found the alarm was caused accidentally during maintenance testing. The building manager and alarm company handled resetting the system.

Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

Rescue on the Volta Fire.

00:04

Central Station Company's arriving, near Wyman St. The building's been evacuated, alarms are sounding.

00:13

I'll up command.

00:15

Clothing being evacuated, alarm is sounding.

00:18

It will come in, 1149, central company is up.

00:28

Near Wyman St Command a lot there. Do you receive a call from someone up there reporting is testing the system?

00:39

As affirmative, we received from the central station company they took the security testing the system.

00:53

Inge 3 to Wastair?

00:56

Is that 3?

00:58

Clear of inspections.

01:00

Head into Central.

01:01

We're available.

01:03

Reverend sessions, the Central, 1151.

01:08

Near Wyman St, Command, Alden.

01:11

Flyman Street Command.

01:14

And is that miscommunication up there, apparently.

01:17

There may have been some testing going on. However, if the alarm activation is in the elevator lobby,

01:24

set off by Duff from Workman, engine 2 is going to investigate.

01:30

We see, there is testing going on, however there's an alarm,

01:34

the elevator alarm in the lobby,

01:38

investigating 1151 possible stuff.

01:40

We do have technicians here from the alarm company on scene.

01:45

Let's see, tech on scene, 1151.

01:47

C-200-200-Lump Empire.

01:52

T-200.

01:54

T-2 is off, assuming command.

01:58

Off, assuming command, 1152.

02:07

Edgewood full, Vampire.

02:10

Edge 4.

02:12

The hydrant on near Wyman St, we're off.

02:15

Up at a hydrant on near Wyman St, 1153.

02:29

Lawman Command, Walthy Empire.

02:33

Lawman Command.

02:36

Confirmed activation by Duff.

02:43

Building Manager and alarm company will handle the reset, all in the box,

02:48

terminate command.

02:51

Provenant accidental to Duff,

02:53

building manager and alarm company to handle the reset all in the box, 1165.

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