Smoke detector activated by cooking smoke at university lounge, Waltham MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/22/2025 05:12 PM

Near South St, Waltham, MA 02453

A smoke detector was activated on the second floor lounge at Brandeis University due to cooking smoke. There was no fire and ventilation was not needed. Brandeis police handled resetting the system.

Audio|Source: Waltham Fire

02:41

Transcript:

00:00

C2 to want them fire.

00:03

C2.

00:06

We're off with Brandeis police.

00:08

Nothing showing C2 or some command.

00:11

You're off Brandeis, police, nothing showing.

00:15

C2 has command,

00:16

2012.

00:20

Measure 4 is off.

00:24

14.2012.

00:26

C-200 command.

00:30

C-200 of Brandeis command.

00:36

C-200 of Brandeis command. Grad C-200 to Brandeis command.

00:44

Activator smoke detector in the large second floor, food on the stove.

00:51

Ventilation not required.

00:55

I have that.

01:03

Command the ladder 200.

01:06

Ladder 2.

01:08

You can clear.

01:11

Really soon. Ladder to Walthy.

01:15

Logite, clear by command,

01:17

2013.

01:20

Command to Squad 5.

01:22

Squad 5.

01:25

Squad 5.

01:27

Digging, Claire.

01:30

Receive. Squad 5 to Walthea. Where Clay returning.

01:35

Squad 5, be returning. 24, Team.

01:40

Command to walk their fire.

01:43

Wap the fire to command.

01:46

Is the rescue on this run?

01:50

That's correct.

01:53

You can clear that model itself.

01:57

Wop the fire, rescue on.

02:00

The rescue on control is off and clear.

02:03

The 2014.

02:12

C-200, Waltham.

02:16

C-20.

02:18

Smoke detector activation due to cooking smoke on the second floor lounge.

02:25

Send the L-out engine 4C2 are clear.

02:28

Brandeis police to handle the reset.

02:33

Smoke detect activation on the lounge on the second floor.

02:37

Airspeed handle is reset.

02:38

All out of box, 6-843, multiple fire at 2015.

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