False alarm at medical center due to duct detector activation, Hartford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 11:55 AM

Near Washington St, Hartford, CT 06106

Fire crews responded to an alarm at a high-rise medical facility near Washington Street. The alarm was caused by a duct smoke detector activation with no fire found. The situation was confirmed as a false alarm at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Audio|Source: Hartford Fire Department

03:16

Transcript:

00:00

We've got a high-rise medical facility.

00:02

Alarm is activated.

00:04

We'll get out check and one's going to have command.

00:08

No, Wanzon, Cine, alarm's activated, (number withheld).

00:17

Mr. Juanza. Mr. Juan's on. Mr. Juan's on, Steve.

00:19

Take near Washington, Command.

00:23

The participant on Team near Washington, Command at (number withheld).

00:27

Ladder 6101.

00:30

On the ladder, sir.

00:33

On the ladder, sir.

00:41

Ladder 6, Andrew 1.

00:44

All right. DCMC.

00:48

Securities reporting tower two.

00:51

We're going to set up a smoke hit.

00:53

We're going to check.

00:57

Okay, command copy is tower two.

01:00

Copy go over to fire ground.

01:05

I'm just one.

01:07

Be on fire ground two.

01:08

Do you start our repeat? C.C.

01:11

Fire ground two,

01:13

or CCMC, fire ground two.

01:23

Engine 1 to let it.

01:26

Yeah,

01:29

I just need security to let us into the pan.

01:36

Engine 1, command.

01:39

Not getting out too well, can you relish?

01:45

Or just try the incident channel to every bureau.

01:53

Management one, the district one.

01:56

Commandant, go ahead, one.

01:59

Ladder 6 is going to level 1, duct detector activation.

02:03

We'll get back to you.

02:06

Level 1 duct, okay.

02:12

Number you looking for?

02:15

This says FSD (number withheld).

02:23

F.S.D.

02:32

(number withheld).

02:35

W1124.

02:40

All right.

02:46

All right, one's command, I copied that broken message, but you guys are also one-on-one, correct?

02:52

Yeah, Chief, (number withheld).

02:53

Dust.

02:56

Okay, you got it.

03:01

You just hoping it.

03:03

Sorry, on this one.

03:09

One's the latter six for the restore at CCMC for the dust and the duct.

03:15

Just one's available.

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