False fire alarm at preschool in Hopkinton, Hopkinton MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 04:10 PM

Hopkinton, MA 01748

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm activation at a preschool near West Street in Hopkinton. Upon arrival, no active alarm or fire was found, and the alarm panel showed normal operation. The incident was cleared with no further action needed.

Audio|Source: Hopkinton Police, Fire and DPW

02:54

Transcript:

00:00

Bile, I mentioned once on arrival, single story, preschool, nothing shown from two sides.

00:06

Elwha House command will be in thus here.

00:10

You had you want to have you on arrival.

00:12

Single story, preschool, nothing shown from two sides, L1 was command.

00:17

At 1911.

00:24

My alarm company.

00:30

Fire alarms after.

00:33

Can you receive this call from the alarm company?

00:40

That's a permanent.

00:44

Please, Steve, we have no active alarm here.

00:48

And the panel is indicating a functioning normal panel.

00:58

Fire alarm has that no active alarm.

01:01

The panel seems to be normal.

01:19

Control 23.

01:24

Can you code 1 for a callback?

01:30

Okay.

01:36

Fire alarm, Andrew 1.

01:40

Got, Andrew 1.

01:44

No active alarm on our arrival spoke with cleaning staff on scene who denies any audible alarms as well.

01:54

Angie 1 clear, command's terminated.

01:59

Final line has a message, Andrew 1, I do clear, command terminated.

02:15

Hockinson Fire Dispatching.

02:17

Engine 1, Rada 1, Commercial Fire Alarm Activation, near West Street, dispatching.

02:24

Engine 1, Rada 1, Commercial Fire Alarm Activation, near West Street, Time Out,

02:31

1917.

02:33

Unit, you can just regard to town, that's a previous call.

02:38

Okay, John, Steve.

02:41

Angel,

02:47

one, I'd do that. All right, I'd you back to order.

02:51

Angel, one I'd you back.

02:53

That's nice you then.

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