accidental fire alarm at brandeis university auditorium, Waltham MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 11:12 AM

Near South St, Waltham, MA 02453

A fire alarm at an auditorium at Brandeis University was triggered by a smoke machine. There was no fire, and the alarm was accidental.

Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire

02:17

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 4 is off.

00:01

4 is off.

00:04

Eugene student center.

00:06

Buildings being evacuated.

00:08

Tasting command.

00:10

Engine 4, you're on scene.

00:12

Tassing command.

00:13

Buildings being evacuated, 1410.

00:18

C2 to Wampaign behind.

00:22

C2.

00:24

CQ is at Brand this with command.

00:27

C2, you're on scene with command.

00:30

14 times.

00:33

Waltham, fire medic 1, we're cleared the hospital.

00:37

Medic 1 cleared the hospital, 1411.

00:42

Stay on command of Waltham.

00:44

Stay on street command.

00:48

60-year-old male of Parkinson's minor cut to the air for assessing.

00:53

68-year-old male Parkinson's minor cut to the air.

00:56

You're assessing, 1411.

01:00

8-1-1-1-4-4-point-point-point-of-kent 5.

01:03

A-melt-1.

01:08

1141411. 11.

01:10

Lantern, 2-11. Ladin-11. Latitude is on.

01:13

A lot of two on scene, 1411.

01:17

400 to command.

01:21

Good, plodent.

01:23

Confirm duct detector from a smoke machine in an auditorium.

01:32

I have that.

01:35

Squatoms off.

01:39

Squad 5 on scene, 1412.

01:45

Rescue squad.

01:47

SC1 on scene, 1412.

01:51

C-200, Waltham.

01:55

T200.

01:58

Accidental alarm from the use of a smoke machine in an auditorium.

02:02

The other company send the all out.

02:04

Command terminated.

02:07

Accidental alarm by the use of a smoke machine in the auditorium.

02:11

All out[1] on box 6862 while vampire 14 folks.

02:16

Brandeis to handle the reset.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

All out: Incident declared extinguished/under control

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Near South St, Waltham, MA 02453

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