Fire alarm triggered accidentally by vacuuming in Bedford, Bedford NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 06:54 AM

Near Old Bedford Rd, Bedford, NH 03110

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at Bowman Place near Old Bedford Road, Bedford. The alarm was accidentally triggered by vacuuming. There was no fire and the system was reset.

Audio|Source: Souhegan Valley Area and NH Forest Fire Service

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Call,

00:01

Near Old Bedford Road, Bowman Place, Bedford.

00:08

Fire alarm activation.

00:11

Engine one, tower one, engine three, car four.

00:13

Near Bedford Road, Bowman Place, police, Old Bedford.

00:17

For fire alarm activation, (number withheld).

00:24

Car four.

00:27

Number four response.

00:31

Responding near Old Bedford Road, Bowman Place, Volpecford coming as a general alarm pump house smoke detector.

00:48

Engine four is all the way.

00:52

Moving in place of engine one.

00:53

Engine four, you're responding in place of engine one, nine fifty seven.

01:02

Power one.

01:04

We're fine.

01:08

Power one, you're responding 957.

01:10

Yeah, call for you know.

01:15

You're on 20 by 40 brick building.

01:18

Nothing's showing.

01:19

You have command at 10-100.

01:25

Record a cart four.

01:28

Good.

01:29

You're on the main building here, stay here.

01:33

Yeah, can you go up to the main building and you reset the table, please?

01:37

In report final, where I see?

01:39

24-year-on 1000.

01:44

May the Fireland.

01:45

All right, command.

01:48

Under control set off by vacuuming to return the tower.

01:53

Under control set off by vacuuming, tower one can go on service and 1000.

02:02

Tower one has it in service.

02:04

Okay.

02:18

Reset and hold on.

02:20

Recess.

02:21

Tyler.

02:24

All right, command.

02:27

All the system is reset.

02:28

You can put all companies in service, command terminated.

02:31

All companies returning in service, command terminated, title three.

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Near Old Bedford Rd, Bedford, NH 03110

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