Central station alarm due to cigarette smoke, Lowell MA


This audio is a fire dispatch for a central station alarm near Westford St. Crews report a three-story wood frame building with an alarm sounding. Responding units find smoke in an area of bark mulch and determine it is likely cigarette smoke, not an active fire. Engine companies say they will handle the scene and other units are cleared.
Audio|Source: Lowell Fire Department
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
And you want to file on, we have an area of bark mulch from smoking. We can handle this. This area of barkmalt smoking, you can handle.
00:29
mounting a central station alarm at 75 Westford Street. Engine 2, 7, 3, ladder to rescue, car 3 to respond. Central Station alarm, 75 Westford Street. Engine 2, 7, 3, water 2, rescue and car 3 to respond. Striking box, 36. Cross streets are grand at Royal.
00:53
Copy has it. Raditz was going. Pledge's got it. Pregard's responding. Pressure responding.
01:22
Two is on scene, three-story wood frame. We're going to alarm tomorrow and investigate. The engine two on scene, three-story wood frame. Alarm sounding, you're investigating. We're out of two on scene. You got an indication, second four. The bottom has that indication of the second floor. Engine seven has a hydrogen.
01:49
from cigarette smoke we can handle. Bylam, has that detector from cigarette smoke you can handle? Katzied FIllum, engine two, loud two will handle it. All the other companies can return. Frileum has that engine two, Latter 2 are handling all other companies are returning.
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Location mentioned:
Near Westford St, Lowell, MA 01851
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