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Fire alarms triggered by cooking smoke and false alarm, Amherst MA

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Near Shays St, Amherst, MA 01002

Fire alarms went off at two locations in Amherst. One alarm at near Lexi Street was caused by cooking smoke in an apartment. The other alarm at near Shays Street was a false alarm with no smoke or fire found. Fire crews responded and ventilated the area with cooking smoke.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
02:9
Transcript:
00:00
You're about to get an alarm for this building. That was not us. We'll be investigating.
00:08
Receive.
00:10
We're going to be receiving an alarm at your location, 949.
00:15
You'll be investigating.
00:17
Engine 1 from 729. Go for engine 1.
00:23
I just want to confirm if you want a cad for this and also advise you that I have additional fire traffic on Shade Street.
00:30
I just want to see if you're going to be tied up if I can send you.
00:33
950.
00:36
No, as far as we know this is a real incident, so start a cat for this and just dispatch engine 2 to the other.
00:43
Recease, engine one, you're going to be committed to the fire alarm at near Lexi Street, 950.
01:03
Tension 5-1 engine 2, still alarm. Tension engine 2, still alarm. Responded near Shays Street,
01:08
apartment number 1.
01:10
For a fire alarm activation, no-smoker fire scene, it's near Shays Street, Department number 1, 952.
01:21
Left Street Command,
01:23
729.
01:26
Go ahead, lefty street command.
01:30
Cooking smoke in unit 618 will be ventilating, committed.
01:38
Lefty Street Command, advising, it's cooking smoke in apartment 618.
01:42
You're going to be committed to the call, ventilating 953.
01:51
7.9 engine 2.
01:54
Go ahead, engine 2.
01:56
Engine 2A3, responding number 2, Shay Street.
02:00
The crew of 4.
02:03
Engine 2A3 responding to 2J Street,
02:06
crew of 4,
02:08
955.

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Near Shays St, Amherst, MA 01002
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