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False fire alarm caused by smoking on back porch, Pittsfield MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/20/2025 05:04 PM (PDT)

East St, Pittsfield, MA 01201

A fire alarm was reported near East St but was found to be false. The alarm was caused by someone smoking on a back porch, and no fire or threat was present.

Audio|Source: Berkshire County Fire, Police and EMS - Central-Northern

00:28

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm[1], near East St Command.

00:04

Firearms, near Dahlia Street Command.

00:09

Found an occupant on a 4th floor delta side.

00:12

Using a smoker on a back porch, there is no problem here.

00:15

I'm going to hold engine 3, you can return the rest of the time.

00:19

All right, (name withheld).

00:22

Using a smoker on the back side.

00:26

Hold it into 3, return the rest of the assignment.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Location mentioned:

East St, Pittsfield, MA 01201

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