Smoke detector activates fire alarm at residential center, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 03:17 PM

Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01603

A fire alarm was triggered by a smoke detector activated in a closet at a three-story residential recovery center at 1398 Main Street. Responding units investigated and found no sign of fire or smoke. The alarm was caused by the smoke detector, and all responding units except the initial engine returned to service.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Central Engine 5 and 4 1398 Main Street Central Station Commercial Alam

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5, Engine 5, Engine 4, Lata 4,

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4, 1398 Main Street, Waspurn House, Central Station, Commercial Alam, Fireop v.

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Bravo at 1817.

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Calfour to Final.

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Calfour 1398 Main Street.

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Waspurn House for a General Smoke alarm.

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Donald Smoke, 1398 Maine for Locker Hall Street. He's running to it.

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Engine 5 is a fire alarm with the initial radio report.

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We'll be our initial engine 5.

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Engine 5 is on arrival. We have a three-story residential recovery center.

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The alarms are sounding.

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There's nothing showing from the outside.

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Engine 5 is going to go and investigate.

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We'll be in the offensive strategy and National 5 will have Main Street command.

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We'll turn it, Simon.

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Engine 5,

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assuming command and investigating at 1822.

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Well, out of Florida, Command.

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Lata 4 is Haunted.

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360 is complete.

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Ladder 4 is level 1.

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60s, King.

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Command, this island.

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Fire alarm.

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We've located the activated detector in the closet.

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Engine 5 can return all the companies.

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Engine 5 will remain unseen and switch over the car.

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Fire alarm received.

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Companies respond to 1398 Main Street. They return holding engine 5. Companies return holding engine 5, 5 switch and a trolley.

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Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01603

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