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Accidental fire alarm in first floor apartment of residential buildingAmherst MA

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Near Main St, Amherst, MA 01002

A fire alarm was activated in a residential building near Main St. Fire crews responded and investigated the three-story structure. The alarm was determined to be accidental, originating from an apartment on the first floor. The alarm system was reset and the units returned to service.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
On the air responding, near Main St for the fire alarm activation, three-person crew.
00:06
A1 is remaining in quarters with one person.
00:10
Engine 1, near responding, near Main St, 3-person crew advising A1 in quarters with 1.
00:16
They called this in as a commercial fire alarm.
00:20
They did not have a business name, nor do we have one in CAD.
00:23
Zones are first floor and basement smoke, 710.
00:29
Great thief, thank you.
00:37
179, engine one.
00:40
Go ahead, engine one.
00:43
On scene of a three-story balloon frame, residential structure, nothing showing investigating.
00:48
X5 will have Main Street command.
00:52
Engine one on, see, nothing showing investigating. X5 has command,
00:57
stand primary 712.
01:28
Thank you.
01:57
I don't know.
02:02
729 Main Street Command.
02:09
Go ahead, Main Street, command.
02:13
Accidental alarm in the first floor apartment, system's reached out, commands terminated.
02:20
Command advising, accidental alarm, first floor apartment, command terminated, engine one returning, 760.
02:32
709, engine two.
02:40
Go ahead, command.
02:44
Cause the alarm with due to a detector activation in the VESDA system. Since then reset, barrel and work normally.
02:50
Engine 2 is the service returning.
02:51
Commence, terminated.
02:55
Command, terminated.
02:56
Engine 2, you're returning advising a federal alarm. Alarms reset, 717.

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Near Main St, Amherst, MA 01002
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