False fire alarm caused by dust at local school
Fire & Arson - False AlarmsEmergency services responded to a fire alarm at a school. The alarm was set off accidentally due to dust from renovation work. No fire was found.
Audio|Source: Peabody Police and Fire
02:50
Transcript:
(name withheld) street, engine 5, engine 1, engine 1, engine 4, ladder 1. Dispatch to follow. All right, I'm (name withheld). Responding for 119 spotter. Received. The ladder's got it. 41 or 48? 3408. 3.48. Location. (name withheld). (name withheld). (name withheld), that was the Higgins School, correct? Correct, that was the Higgins School. Reported box alarm[1], 85 Perkins Street, engine one, engine five, ladder one, car two. Reported, box alarm, 85 Perkins Street, engine one, engine five, ladder one, car two. Car 2, engine 1, engine 5, ladder 1, all responding to 85 Perkins Street for the box alarm at the Higgins School. For large school, nothing show. We're investigating. Received. Wire school, nothing showing. You're investigating. Fire alarm? Fire alarm. Yeah, as a report, workers, cause dust, the cause it's detected to go off. Engine 1 can handle. Receive. Lad 1, engine 5, parat 2, you can stand down. Engine 1 can handle accidental by workers. Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
box alarm: Fire alarm activated for a building
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Location mentioned:
Near Perkins St, Peabody, MA 01960
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