Fire alarm activation at residential building in Fitchburg, Fitchburg MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 01:12 PM

Russell Towers, 160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420

A fire alarm was activated at Russell Towers near Pearl Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Fire units responded and investigated but found no signs of fire or emergency.

Audio|Source: Fitchburg Police and Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Station Pichford Department,

00:01

260, North Street, Russell Towers, alarm from the building.

00:06

And one for four, Rider, two, rescue, three, and a deputy.

00:10

Two-16 to North Street, Russell Towers, for alarm from the building.

00:13

And read, engines one for, Rider 2, Redisdry, and Deputy Firearms, 1612.

00:21

Post is two, five, seven.

00:26

Can you pull me out at (number withheld) Water Street? We're sharing order for (name withheld).

00:34

C.V.S. 260.

00:35

Black Street, Russell Powers, early lines.

00:41

One, uh, opposed to.

00:43

Thank you, Kelly-D. I'm responding.

00:44

We advised this the document to our Vox system.

00:47

FSUPD reports a student state that is a possible pole station activation in the lobby.

00:53

However, no officers don't seem to confirm that yet.

00:55

1613. You know what? It's opposed to.

00:59

Okay.

01:01

Go ahead.

01:03

Right, I made to put a note on that yesterday.

01:05

I'm spawning comedy area of hydrant.

01:07

Right across the street at 2.6 north of all the intersection of Pearl and North.

01:11

That's right across the street and has the intersection of Pearl and North.

01:14

Jamies is high ground.

01:15

Jeopardy. Right around while I'm sitting there getting.

01:22

Two guard two guard two.

01:30

Ah, can you know 22 more in Phoenix.

01:38

Four is out.

01:41

Four to headquarters.

01:49

Just run Naps, Reg,

01:51

01:53

Lima, Golf,

01:54

(number withheld).

01:55

It's on private property.

02:03

File on Measure 4 is up.

02:05

We have a 9-story type of on construction.

02:06

We'll be investigating nothing showing.

02:09

We'll be investigating nothing showing.

02:12

You're investigating 1614.

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Russell Towers, 160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420

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