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Heard on: Sterling Fire · 1/10/2026 01:32 PM
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Engine five, engine four, ladder one, near Birch Dr, building G for units 29 through 34.
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The general fire alarm activation box number (number withheld) to the Master Box system.
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Cooking incident triggers alarm near Birch Dr

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at an apartment complex near Birch Dr in Sterling, MA. The alarm was determined to have been caused by cooking on a stove. The area was checked and the alarm system was reset.

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Birch Dr building g, Sterling, MA 01564
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