Fire alarm triggered by smoke at group home, Worcester MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at a two-story group home near Catharine Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The building was evacuated safely. Investigation found the alarm was triggered accidentally by smoke, not by an active fire.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Near Catharine Street Central Station alarm.
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By alarm engine 3.
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C3[1] has that the right, top A?
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That's correct.
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Tension 16, engine 3, ladder 2, car 3,
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21 at the Caperon Street Central Station, a lot.
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You'd probably be this with engine 4.
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Okay, receipt.
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California, hello.
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Before, you can return all the companies from May Street.
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All companies are 340 May, return holding engine 4.
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Holden engine 4, everyone else returned in 838.
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It's on the air.
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You're on the at 938.
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Top three to follow.
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You got three head corner to stop in each.
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You go to 21 Catherine Street.
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It's a general fireline called in by EADC.
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Received.
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21 Cathar Street General Follow on.
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Responding.
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And Jayne, you got missed our EMS.
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Okay, Steve, could you just relate to them to come in on the Deldale side of Canning and park in the rear?
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And we will need a stature.
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Is it?
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Ladder 6 is a fire allow.
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Fire alarm.
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Ladder 6 is on the air.
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940.
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All right ones are arriving.
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When you're on the scene at 940 heading for a ponderance,
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811, 811.
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811. Class 3 to follow, Mr.
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Lee Report.
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By the mention test rate.
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Two-story group home.
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We do have alarm sounding.
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People are evacuated.
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I'll be investigating.
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You're going to stay offensive.
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I'll have Catherine come in.
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Okay, Catherine is seeing alarm sounding, building has been evacuated.
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You're going in to investigate at 941.
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Thank you.
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Hello.
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Did you get the reset on Box 1026?
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Fire 2's Level 1[2].
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360 complete power comes in on Charlie side two stories from the Charlie side.
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Do have a bulk kit for basement.
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I do have engine 16 investigating face-to-face.
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Okay,
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command we have that 943.
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1043. engine 4 file.
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All right.
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Click, 340-bye.
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943.
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Channel E, second floor, room 5, we're investigating.
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Okay, Rick Sleeve.
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Flood number two, room 5.
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You're going to investigate.
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The fire once?
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Kyle is back and quartered.
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You're back, 944.
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G3 is level 1 in a hydrant.
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Status change.
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Code 16.
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And 16 confirmed the test of activation due to smoke, we can handle.
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Okay, received.
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Activation due to smoking, you can handle.
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Can you have to follow?
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File a mention, command.
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We hold this with engine 16, we could tell all the companies.
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It's an accidental activation from smoking.
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Okay, command your holding engine 16, alarms activated by smoking at 945.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
C3: Car 3 (command officer) assuming incident command
[2]
Level 1: Level 1 staging; units stage near the scene and await assignment
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Location mentioned:
Near Catharine St, Worcester, MA 01605
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