Fire alarm triggered by charcoal lighting at Worcester church, Worcester MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at St. John's Church near Temple Street in Worcester. The alarm was found to be caused by someone lighting charcoal, not an actual fire. The alarm system was reset and confirmed to be holding, and all fire units returned to service.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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File, um, engine 6.
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Near Temple Street,
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St. John's, uh, for the master box.
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Can you fill in for us?
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See.
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File on, water one.
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Ladder 2, and file.
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So, Ladder 2?
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Ladder 2 is back for us.
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Ladder 2, you're back, 948.
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Fire 1 to file them.
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File them, Ladder 1, near Temple Street, Vassabuck.
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You're filling for us as well, we're doing an inspection in our position.
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File a mention 13.
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Number 1313.1-3.
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File of engine 2.
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Do you answer?
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Near Temple Street, Mass, box.
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Receive.
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File of COPPO.
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The COFOR.
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The COFOR has a problem.
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It looks like 13s in quotas also.
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Receive. Receive.
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Engine 2 filling in, Light of 3 filling in, and Car 4.
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Near Temple Street, St.
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John's Church for the master box.
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Engine 13, engine 2, light of 3, car 4, near Temple Street, Massa Box.
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Fireground, it will be Bravo time out.
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9.49.
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Charcoal afrolet.
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Trial Fort, the rest of the South Division.
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You go in near Temple Street, St.
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John's Church,
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the master box, holding an alarm.
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Receive.
02:13
Engines fault to fire alarm.
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Fireland, we're clearing Houghton Street, 12 is going to be available.
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Church, nothing showing.
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We're going to investigate all the companies can stage.
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Receive got fire by on arrival steps for command, nothing showing.
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You're investigating all the company stage, 952.
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Command engine 13.
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13 answer.
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I'll have you investigate, obviously you see there's a fuel going on here.
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13, how is that one about figuring?
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Engine 2 is level 1.
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Engine 13-03-13.
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Engine 13 answer.
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Lieutenant,
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I made contact with the responsible party.
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He said that they were lighting the charcoal and the snow shut it off.
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He said that they reset it and it was holding.
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Received 13 to command.
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You got that message?
03:56
Yeah, I got that.
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Cuffler for a lot.
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All right, system has been reset and holding.
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We're going to return all companies.
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Return all companies before a couple, 954.
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You is out of service.
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Two, your honor service, 956.
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Ladder 3 filon?
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Fire the minister, a ladder 3.
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Ladder 3 is back in quarters.
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Ladder 3, you're back, 957.
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10 and 16, file on?
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The minister, 1916.
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Back quarters.
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16 back in quarters, 958.
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Near Temple St, Worcester, MA 01604
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