False fire alarm triggered at building near Gifford St, New Bedford MA
Fire & ArsonPolice and fire units responded to a fire alarm activation near Gifford Street. The building was secured with no forced entry or evidence of fire. The alarm panel was silenced from the outside, but no interior access was made.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Area Police/Fire and MSP Troop D
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you assist unit for the service section 12[1] near Gifford Street regarding (name withheld), 9-11[2]?
00:07
Racy. 9874, I be 17 from that.
00:15
14 in control.
00:16
Control operator for two please.
00:18
Okay, affirmative.
00:19
Okay. Amen. Control, building is secure here.
00:21
I was advised that they applied upon and made entry last night with their alarms.
00:25
Do you know how they did so? Was it by a key or forcible injury?
00:29
I'm actually being told they could not gain entry and they didn't want to break in.
00:33
They silenced the panel from the outside but they were unable to get inside to silence the internal alarms.
00:40
And they could not reach an EC, which is why that's so going on.
00:42
That covers everything I was going to ask.
00:44
Thank you very much.
00:45
Excellent.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
section 12: Emergency involuntary transport for mental health or medical evaluation (Massachusetts term)
[2]
9-11: General emergency code for 911 call
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Location mentioned:
Near Gifford St, New Bedford, MA 02744
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