False fire alarm triggered by defective detector, Fall River MA
Fire & ArsonFire and police responded to a fire alarm activation near Davol Street at Commonwealth Landing. Upon investigation, alarms were sounding in vacant apartments but no smoke, fire, or occupants were found. The cause was a defective fire detector, and no injuries or fire damage occurred.
Audio|Source: Fall River Police and Fire
06:35
Transcript:
00:00
File, I'm pointing an investigation on an alarm slamming, Commonwealth landing, near Duval Street.
00:07
This is responding using 456.
00:09
Lighter 2, Platform 1 and Car 3[1], timeout is 152.
00:16
See, on Car 3[1], near the fall, Car 3, Enter 5, responding.
00:24
Roger.
00:27
4 wide at 2 respond.
00:32
Enter 9, Clarend.
00:33
Enter 9, Clarend.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:41
Yeah,
00:42
she... Detective,
00:44
smoke a fire.
00:49
Lou, did you go around back?
00:58
We're in the apartment now, Chief, just activated the detector, trying to reset him now.
01:07
Holding engine 9.
01:13
Roger for order to cut two, holding engine 9 all of the piece.
01:16
Return to Quarison Service 153.
01:19
File on the Rescue 1.
01:21
Rescue 1.
01:26
Rescue 1, can you respond to Commonwealth waning loss, near Ball Street?
01:35
Receive, near DeVolm.
01:38
Roger. Fire alarm, send Stanley Street, also police.
01:43
Roger, I have fire alarm, engine 12.
01:48
Engine 12 responding.
01:51
Fire alarm to Platform 1.
01:55
Platform 1.
01:56
Platform 1 is boning.
01:58
Roger.
01:59
You can cancel engine 5.
02:07
Final alarm to engine 5 and go back in service.
02:12
The department break.
02:18
We'll out to fall.
02:26
Edit it to the car 3.
02:30
That's re-on.
02:32
You can cancel engine 4-2 if you like, we could respond.
02:37
If you receive that, fire alarm, cancel engine 4,
02:41
then engine 2.
02:43
Fire alarm to engine 4.
02:47
Engine 4 received.
02:49
Service returning the courts.
02:58
22, 385, checking in.
03:02
20.
03:05
4.
03:07
2.5-10, I'm going to go.
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The final line.
03:15
Fire on.
03:16
Fire on, side.
03:20
Platform 1 is on the scene.
03:21
Platform 1 to car 3.
03:26
Crosby on.
03:30
Be advised.
03:31
Nothing showing,
03:32
investigating.
03:33
I don't hear any alarms sounding.
03:35
No sign of smoke or fire.
03:38
No occupants on the exterior at this time.
03:41
Attempted to gain access now.
03:49
File on time.
03:53
Deferio Command is going to release engine 9.
03:56
Can you just notify housing unit 25D Delta has a defective detector if they can come and swap it up?
04:05
Roger that.
04:12
Engine 5 on fire alarm.
04:16
Fire alarm's done.
04:22
Andrew 5, back and forth.
04:26
Inquois, 150.
04:32
Father DeFario, command, terminated.
04:37
Command, terminated, 157.
04:44
5-3 are on the scene as soon as the man.
04:49
On the scene, 158.
04:55
Light of 4, file up.
04:59
Fire alarms on.
05:02
Light of 4 back to quarter.
05:06
In quarters, 159.
05:11
On fire on.
05:19
Home under command.
05:22
Command on.
05:27
Be advised.
05:29
We're into apartment 417.
05:32
We have alarms sounding.
05:35
It's a vacant apartment in here, no smoke or fire. There's a vacant apartment that's no one in here, no smoke or fire.
05:50
Maybe we'll reach it to reset it.
05:57
We have 15 to 20 foot ceilings here.
06:02
We do have the detractive of that accident.
06:04
We have Brandy's a neutral fodder.
06:08
We're going to investigate now.
06:13
Recease.
06:15
Commander Farlomb.
06:24
I'm going to hold Stanley Street.
06:27
All the units can clear.
06:30
Ground Roger Burl, it's the command holding Stanley Street all other pieces return to Quarters and service at 201.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Car 3: Unit identifier for a command officer (issuing cancellation)
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Location mentioned:
Near Davol St, Fall River, MA 02720
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