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False fire alarm at McKimmy Dormitory, UMass AmherstAmherst MA

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Near Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003

Fire units responded to a triggered fire alarm in the basement of McKimmy Dormitory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. No smoke or fire was found upon arrival.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
01:45
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, 5-1, engine 1, and engine 3, still alarm[1]. Attention, 51, engine 1, and engine 3, still alarm.
00:06
Respond, 2.30, Sunset Ave, the McKimmy Dormitory in the basement by room 21A Alpha for a pole station alarm that was activated. No smoke or fire reported, called in by the RA on duty.
00:23
Again, that's 2.30, Sunset Ave, McKimmy Dorm, at UMass in the basement, next to room 20. 21A alpha at zero zero three five.
00:41
Go ahead, engine two.
00:44
Any of two can respond to that call. Be on the air responding from Tufton to Sunset Ave, McKimmy to the pole station activation.
00:53
Engine 2 on the air responding to 230 at Sunset Ave, McKimmy Dorm at 2035.
01:03
7 to 983.
01:08
So at A3.
01:10
We can respond with engine 3, you can hold engine 1 in quarter.
01:16
A3 responding with engine 2 for McKimmy Dorm UMass. Engine 1 can hold in quarters 0.037.
01:25
729 from engine 3.
01:30
Go ahead, engine 3.
01:33
Engine 3 on air responding to McKimmy.
01:38
Engine 3 on the air responding to 2.30 Sunset Ave McKimmy Dorm in the basement at 0.036.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
still alarm: Single-company, non-Box fire response dispatched without a full alarm assignment (lower-priority call)

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Near Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003

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