Fire alarm triggers with no confirmed fire at Arlington home, Arlington MA


A fire alarm activated at a residence near Park St in Arlington. A person indicated a desire to go to the hospital in 15 to 20 minutes. There was no confirmed fire or immediate emergency.
Audio|Source: Arlington Fire
00:49
Transcript:
00:00
There's a three-fourable to fire alarm.
00:02
File up.
00:04
Yeah, do you have a private PLS that you can send?
00:10
Let me check.
00:13
This person's thief, he wants to go to the hospital, but he wants to go in 15 minutes, and we want to clear up the rescue head.
00:28
I'm Agent 3 portable?
00:30
3 portable.
00:33
Agent 3. If I was wrong on the phone, so they can send the BLS[1], do you want to cancel the ALS[2] responding?
00:41
Yes, send the BLS[1].
00:42
We're going to put the rescue in service.
00:44
The station is not ready to go to the hospital.
00:47
He said they need 15, 20 minutes.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support emergency medical care and transport, typically provided by EMTs.
[2]
ALS: Advanced life support; paramedic-level prehospital medical care and transport.
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Location mentioned:
Park St, Arlington, MA 02474
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