Fire alarm triggered by burnt popcorn at hotel, Westford MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Marriott Residence Inn near Lan Dr in Westford. The building was not evacuated. No visible smoke or fire was found. The alarm was silenced before arrival. Investigation revealed burnt popcorn caused light smoke, and ventilation fans were used to clear it.
Audio|Source: Westford Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire, 23, Control, Police, and Fire, Car,
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23, Central Station 1,
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Tower 1, Medic 1, and Medic 2.
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Respond, 2. Respond, Central Station Alarm[1] near Lan Dr, Marriott Residence Inn, and coming in as General Fire[2].
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Car, 23, Station 1, Tower, Medic 1, Medic 1, and Medic 2.
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The Central Station Alarm[1] near Lan Dr, Marriott, coming in as General Fire[2].
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Power.
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Headquarters companies.
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Engine 1-engine 4 tower 1, medic 1, medic 2, near Land Drive, Marriott Residence Inn in the central station alarm.
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Coming in is General Fire[2].
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And I have hydrants at the Alpha side of 7, and 2 Land Drive.
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It's 7.
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Which is a good point, please.
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Yeah.
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Who had the problem with me, Benjured.
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Measure 1, Medic 1, Medic 1, Medic 2.
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On scene at the Marriott.
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The multi-story hotel,
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the building is not evacuated.
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We do not have visible smoke at this time,
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and we'll be investigating.
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Engine 1 will have command.
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We need NG1, Medic 2.
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On scene, NG1 is command, multi-story hotel building, not evacuated, no visible smoke.
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We could be investigating 720.
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In one of the hotel rooms,
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the alarms were silenced prior to our arrival.
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We'll be investigating.
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Headquarters companies can handle, so now you can work somebody else.
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Briefing, Engine 1 here, we are going to be in one of the hotel rooms.
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Please, silence, delete alarm.
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Engine 1, Medic 1 and Medic 2 to handle.
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Our engine 4, you can cancel.
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So, that's 22nd.
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Engine 4, okay.
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Tower 1, how when I was it.
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We're going to have burnt popcorn.
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We are going to get a fan on the first floor.
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Okay, I have that engine 100, you copy.
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The end of the first floor received.
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.
[2]
General Fire: Indicates a general fire condition/full fire alarm activation at the location
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near Lan Dr, Westford, MA 01886
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