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False fire alarm triggered at Somerville houseSomerville MA

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Near Maine Ave, Somerville, MA 02145

Fire department and medics responded to a fire alarm at a residential house near Maine Ave in Somerville. They checked the premises, found no active fire, secured an unsecured back door, and contacted the resident with the help of a neighbor. The situation was determined to be a false alarm and the alarm company was notified.

Audio|Source: Newton Police and Fire
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
Check the house, everything is going to be in order.
00:02
Neighbor helps us get in contact with the resident.
00:05
I forgot to secure the back door when you left of his life.
00:08
Able to secure that door, you can show us clear.
00:12
Roger.
00:16
If you also contact the alarm, that means a loud audible.
00:20
Roger, we'll call them.
00:40
Command terminated.
00:41
Go 311.
00:44
Stand by for an update to Medics 2.
00:46
Agent 4 is going to return.
00:47
Was that last call for engine 4, the box?
00:53
That's affirmative.
00:54
We can't want some 3.
00:57
Yeah, go ahead.
00:58
We're going to...
00:59
We're clearing out.
01:00
We can take that.
01:01
You want to clear engine 3?
01:05
Firelock the engine free?
01:08
He has it.
01:10
Thank you. Thank you.
01:18
Oh, Valo.
01:20
Lighter free.
01:23
Off with engine 1,447, 7th Street, investigating.
01:27
Nothing shown. We'll have come in.
01:30
Letterford, you're also up to command 1341.
01:40
1441.
01:43
Bylog, trip in the basement by the freezer by the freezer, working on scene.
01:51
Receive, trip in the basement.
02:03
Everyone light, so you can handle.
02:14
Engine 2, Medic.
02:15
Medic. That's Engine 2, Medic 4.
02:16
That's Engine 2, Medic 4.
02:17
Respond.
02:19
230, Washington Street.
02:20
2,300 Washington Street, falls for a fall.
02:24
That's Engine 2,700, Medic 4, respond.
02:27
2,300 Washington Street, the falls for a fall with a head strike.
02:38
Washington Street.
02:40
Thurstein, 43.
02:45
Medi-Corps received.
02:46
Megkor is responding.
02:48
Okay.
02:56
On the engine one, we have the message.
03:01
Go ahead.
03:05
File line with you two.
03:09
B2.
03:17
One, they can handle.
03:20
Sorry, Rob, receipt, file alarm.
03:22
C2 doesn't have a message, you can send the all-out box 1155.
03:25
We'll hold Engine 1 and Lantern 3.
03:35
494 to control.
03:38
Control. All right, he spoke with Bruce.
03:43
He has severe dementia.
03:45
He's a widower.
03:47
Staff is with him now.
03:48
You can show me clear.
03:52
Pressure.
03:59
To fire alarm.
04:03
Fire alarm.
04:08
Box 1155, wound it set,
04:13
with the stone for the basement,
04:16
cut out, notify fire alarm to notify the alarm company.
04:24
Code 740.
04:31
Receive. Rock 1155 is wound and set with the V's zone cut out.
04:35
We'll notify the alarm company.
04:36
Code 740.

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Near Maine Ave, Somerville, MA 02145

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