Fire Response to False Alarm at Springfield Walmart, Springfield MA


Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Walmart but found no signs of fire. They assessed the situation and confirmed it was a false alarm before checking the premises.
Audio|Source: Springfield Fire
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Transcript:
Command 2. Engine 5. Truck 2. Respond to 11.05 Boston Road. Walmart. Fire or alarm. The alarm to Engine 5. Engine 5 be advised you and truck 2 are responding to 11.05 Boston Road. That's 1105 Boston Road. The Walmart there. We received a call from the private alarm company stating a zone of new grocery flow, water flow fire alarm. Receive, just be advised. This system was offline with us. They did call about 20 to 30 minutes ago to put it back online, so we're uncertain if there's still any workers on scene. Receive, thank you. Engine 5 to fire line, you put us on scene. Single story commercial, nothing showing. We'll be investigating. Received engine 5, you're on scene, single story structure, nothing's showing, investigating. Engine 5 to fire alarm. We have no active alarms here. The system is showing all normal. We can cancel the truck. We're going to do a walkthrough with management and the workers real quick. Received engine 5, there's no alarm sound, no active alarms sounding. Truck 2 can go back in service. You're going to do a walkthrough with the managers real quick.
Command 2. Engine 5. Truck 2. Respond to 11.05 Boston Road. Walmart. Fire or alarm. The alarm to Engine 5. Engine 5 be advised you and truck 2 are responding to 11.05 Boston Road. That's 1105 Boston Road. The Walmart there. We received a call from the private alarm company stating a zone of new grocery flow, water flow fire alarm. Receive, just be advised. This system was offline with us. They did call about 20 to 30 minutes ago to put it back online, so we're uncertain if there's still any workers on scene. Receive, thank you. Engine 5 to fire line, you put us on scene. Single story commercial, nothing showing. We'll be investigating. Received engine 5, you're on scene, single story structure, nothing's showing, investigating. Engine 5 to fire alarm. We have no active alarms here. The system is showing all normal. We can cancel the truck. We're going to do a walkthrough with management and the workers real quick. Received engine 5, there's no alarm sound, no active alarms sounding. Truck 2 can go back in service. You're going to do a walkthrough with the managers real quick.
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Location mentioned:
Near Boston Rd, Springfield, MA 01119
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