Fire alarm triggered by workmen damaging wire at housing, Brookline MA


Fire department responded to a false fire alarm at a housing location near St Paul's Ave. The alarm was caused by workmen damaging a wire. The system was reset and the alarm company was called to repair the wire damage.
Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
03:36
Transcript:
00:00
St.
00:01
Paul, command, the fire alarm. This is set up by workman. We're just going to be here with Engine 5 and Ladder 1 for a few minutes.
00:09
We're received.
00:10
This is up by workman.
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Engine 5, wider 1, beyond change for a little longer.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:28
Add the panel, but the phone reset.
00:34
Did you try hitting reset?
00:39
Affirmative.
00:50
Good, Steve.
00:52
St. Paul, Command, fire alarm.
00:55
I'm saying, St. Paul, Command.
01:00
Can you call the housing to call the alarm company? This is set off by workmen.
01:06
And the alarm company is going to have to come out to repair and cause some damage to one of the wires.
01:15
Receivable contact housing having some of the alarm company out to repair some damage to a wire.
01:29
5-4-1-extual
01:33
You can show all units clear, I'll have the C number for the section 12 transport.
01:39
We're turner.
01:42
Okay.
01:45
Okay.
01:52
541, your number is 5408.
01:55
54-0-8.
01:58
Right, sir.
02:00
Please.
02:10
Control, you control me heading over at Thorndex Street.
02:14
Okay.
02:16
Man, you can return.
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Proceed.
02:23
I have village control.
02:28
Village. That's up.
02:32
Would you take the off-end of the high school on special attention, please?
02:35
Bye.
02:40
Controlers to call it.
02:48
I believe in the house at near St Paul's Ave.
02:54
Roger.
02:56
The vehicle is gone on arrival if they call back.
02:58
Control me clear.
02:59
Pramated off the board.
03:02
Roger.
03:06
Control me heading to Amory Street.
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Okay.
03:17
St. Paul can be on the file.
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Fire alarm is answering St. Paul command.
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Fire alarm am answering.
03:25
We were able to reset the system working on unseen,
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command terminated companies before us. If you're working on one scene,
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companies returning to end terminated.
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Location mentioned:
St Paul's Ave, Brookline, MA
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