False fire alarm triggers response at Waltham residence, Waltham MA


Firefighters and police responded to a fire alarm near Main St in Waltham. The alarm indicated smoke in a second-floor bedroom, but the alarm company and resident later confirmed it was a false alarm. Fire crews arrived, checked the area, and found no signs of fire.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
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Transcript:
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Enter Rescue 1, engine 2, engine 3, ladder 3.
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Rescue 1, engine 2, engine 2, engine 3, ladder 3,
00:07
519 Main Street, the Bay residence on a central station alarm indicating 2nd floor bedroom smokes.
00:14
Rescue 1, engine 2, engine 3, ladder 3,
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519 Main Street, the Bay Residence.
00:21
Central Station alarm[1] indicating second floor bedroom smokes cross street to Appleton Street.
00:27
Rescue 1.
00:29
Central Station 519, Maine.
00:32
Engine 3.
00:35
3 of it.
00:38
Covers with the run transvening box 511-11656.
01:04
Waltham fire broadcasting alarm, a firebox 511 has been transmitted for 519 Main Street by residents on a central station alarm indicating second floor bedroom smoke.
01:14
Waltham fire calling C2.
01:19
C2.
01:20
The alarm company just called back. The resident there just called them stating false alarm.
01:29
I have that.
01:31
16. 1657.
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Engine 2 to fire alarm.
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Engine 2.
01:53
The central companies were at the box, nothing's showing. We'll have Main Street command investigating.
01:59
Central companies are off the box, you have Main Street Command, investigating up and show in 1659.
02:06
You're off the station, 1700.
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3 Walsane.
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Engine 3.
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You're going to show us off at the rescue station.
02:20
You're off station, 1700.
02:31
C-Ruizer Walsams T2 is off at the block, Main Street Command.
02:36
C2, you're off, Main Street Command, 1700.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Central Station alarm: Alarm automatically received from a private monitoring company indicating a possible emergency at a location.
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