False fire alarm at Harvard Street due to detector fault, Brookline MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/19/2025 04:32 AM (PDT)

Near Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at near Harvard St. The alarm was caused by a faulty detector and was determined to be false.

Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire

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Transcript:

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Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3, respond to near Harvard St, cross street 4th Street, for Box 27, reported central station alarm.

00:12

Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3, respond to near Harvard St, cross street 4th Street, for box 27, reported central station alarm, 732.

00:32

Hi Errol, Mr.

00:33

5, Lada 1 responding.

00:35

Mr. Hi, RITR1, Responding.

00:37

Senator 1 Responding.

00:45

Mr. All right, Mr.

00:46

1 responding.

00:48

Mr. 1 Responding.

00:49

733.3.

00:57

One else's probably nine to the five-five one.

01:01

Good morning, permission to close down Auburn from Washbourne Place to Auburn Place to Auburn Place for crane working down the roadway at near Auburn.

01:19

Okay. Dr. Dr.

01:20

Cuthers. Please let us no recycle.

01:28

Hi, Paul, Water Control.

01:32

Let's footboard.

01:33

I'm off at 32 area.

01:37

Roger.

01:45

5-560 control.

01:50

Good morning, ma'am, I'll be off coming back to the post.

01:54

Good morning, Roger.

01:58

Thank you, five by the one or off, and your five-side community investigating, 7.35.

02:10

542 to control.

02:12

542. 542.

02:15

Good morning, man, boil center wash.

02:18

Hello, my post.

02:20

Good morning, Roger.

02:28

Fire alarm, Harvard command calling.

02:31

Fire alarm, Mr.

02:32

Howard Command.

02:36

We got alarms activated due to a faulty detector, due to return engine 1 and 3 3.

02:44

Alarm set off due to a faulty detector returning engine 1.

02:48

A lot to engine 1.

02:49

4-5-87. Okay 7-6-8-7.

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