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Faulty fire alarm triggers response in WeymouthWeymouth MA

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Washington St, Weymouth, MA 02189

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters in Weymouth responded to a reported fire alarm at a condominium near Washington Street. They made entry through a window into unit seven and determined that the alarm was caused by a faulty detector. The incident was cleared with no fire or injuries reported.

Audio|Heard on: Weymouth Police and Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:4
Transcript:
00:00
Weymouth fire alarm dispatching engine three, ladder one, near Washington Street, unit number seven for the alarm activation.
00:07
Engine three, ladder one, near Washington Street, unit number seven for the alarm activation.
00:14
Well, I'm standing by at 947.
00:16
No other calls.
00:23
Three is on scene.
00:24
Three will be investigating.
00:25
Three will be command.
00:29
Fire alarm has an engine.
00:30
Three are on scene.
00:31
You'll be investigating.
00:32
You'll be command.
00:33
Zero 0949.
00:35
Ladder one's on scene,
00:38
on the east side.
00:42
Fire alarm has that ladder one.
00:43
You're on scene on the A side.
00:44
Zero 0950.
00:52
We had a fire alarm.
00:53
Do you have a unit number?
00:57
Fire alarm to command.
00:59
The neighbor reported the unit number is unit seven.
01:10
Three, add that.
01:19
Front side's locked.
01:27
Command to fire alarm,
01:29
we made entry through a window.
01:31
We're still investigating.
01:35
Fire alarm headed that command.
01:37
You've gained access through a window.
01:39
Still investigating.
01:40
Zero 0951.
01:43
Command, fire alarm.
01:46
Fire alarm, answering command.
01:50
Yeah, do you have any contacts for this building?
01:54
Condo association or anything like that?
01:59
Fire alarm to command, stand by.
02:01
I'm going to check the contacts of the condo association.
02:07
Received. Ladder one, you can clear.
02:12
Ladder one's cleared by command.
02:13
Returning to quarters.
02:20
Man, fire up.
02:27
Fire alarm, answer Command.
02:28
Command.
02:30
Yeah, if you find a number for this building, just let them know that we made entry into unit seven.
02:36
Found the faulty detector.
02:38
The rest of them are all silent.
02:40
We're going to be clear. You can terminate command.
02:44
Fire alarm has that command.
02:45
You're going to be quick returning.
02:46
I'm going to let them know right now.
03:01
Fire alarm has that.
03:02
You're clear, 0957.

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Washington St, Weymouth, MA 02189

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