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False fire alarm triggered by maintenance test, Braintree MA

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1515-1517 Washington St, Braintree, MA 02184

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at near Washington St. No fire was found. The alarm was triggered by maintenance testing and was not an emergency.

Audio|Source: Braintree Fire
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
I flew sending engine one, two, and latitude to near Washington St to water building.
00:05
Fire alarm activation.
00:10
Okay, I stand by here. Have on Captain, uh,
00:15
McCain being commanded.
00:18
You guys stand by there, Captain McCabe, take command, near Washington St.
00:36
I repeatedly asked her for the address. She kept giving me 1515.
00:43
That's coming up as a Thayer Academy.
00:45
It's a watery building on Washington Street.
00:48
I'm not sure the address.
00:52
NG2 has a message.
01:00
To Purikad to take command, he's going to remain on Cedar Street.
01:06
Engine 2 in the message.
01:09
Are you via broadcasting, engine 1, engine 2, ladder 2?
01:13
Water building on Washington Street, alarm activation.
01:16
That's engine 1, engine 2, ladder 2.
01:19
Water building on Washington Street, alarm activation.
01:28
Angel, one's on?
01:31
He didn't know what you're on.
01:33
Latitude is over yet.
01:36
On Latitude.
01:38
Angel 1, Latitude, uh,
01:41
I don't think this is a correct address.
01:43
She gave it to me repeatedly as 1515, but it's a lottery building on Washington Street.
01:48
I'm trying to find the exact address.
01:55
Latitude to fire alarm, it is 1515.
01:58
We're familiar with the property.
02:01
Okay, Watson, thank you.
02:09
File on 52.
02:11
I'm answering engine two.
02:13
Agent two is off with a large one-story commercial building.
02:17
Nothing's showing,
02:19
no audibles, no visuals, we'll investigate. If you can call back the caller and try and get the exact location.
02:26
I've seen any two on scene, one story, live commercial, nothing's showing no audibles.
02:33
1858. She called back and reports it was the whole building, now it's silenced,
02:39
by maintenance reporting a test that they forgot to call us on.

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1515-1517 Washington St, Braintree, MA 02184
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