Fire alarm at commercial building found to be false, Lexington MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 08:36 PM

Militia Dr, Lexington, MA 02421

Fire crews responded to a commercial building fire alarm at Militia Drive. No fire was found on arrival. The alarm panel showed a system trouble. Building staff reported ongoing alarm issues and planned to have the system checked by the alarm company.

Audio|Source: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:40

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, both stations with Medic 1.

00:03

Both stations with Medic 1.

00:05

Four Militia Drive for the commercial fire alarm called in by Central Station.

00:11

That's Four Militia Drive for the commercial fire alarm called in by Central Station.

00:21

Measure 4, fire line.

00:26

4 on. 4 Militia.

00:32

Responding.

00:33

For Militia Drive, near Militia Drive.

00:40

Fire law, security.

00:43

C3. 8-4. The headquarters also on the way, Militia Drive.

00:49

The Corps on responding.

00:52

The alarm company had that coming in as Four Militia Drive LLC, very general fire.

01:05

Fire line, C3.

01:08

C3.

01:11

C3.

01:13

Companies are going out for a Militia Drive.

01:16

Big command man.

01:20

Company's going out.

01:22

You have... All right.

01:24

All right.

01:27

Problems answering.

01:29

Engine one only, please.

01:32

23, engine one only.

01:34

The rest of the companies can return.

01:35

23.

01:40

Aller, a medic one.

01:46

We're back in with latter one.

01:50

Okay, Slotter 1.

01:57

Motion Drive command for one.

02:01

Follow them's answering.

02:07

There were no alarm sounding on our arrival, no activated zones showing on the panel.

02:12

There was a system trouble showing in the panel.

02:14

We were met by a worker here, so the alarms did briefly go off and then silenced on their own.

02:20

Apparently, according to him, they've been having ongoing issues with the system.

02:22

He's going to call the alarm company again and have the system checked.

02:25

All companies have been clear for now, commands terminated.

02:31

Nothing's showing on arrival.

02:33

Trouble on the panel.

02:34

You talk to the work around team there.

02:35

They've been having issues.

02:38

Companies are clear.

02:39

It's man terminated 2346.

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