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False fire alarm at Kohl Elementary School, Essex County MA

audio iconFire & Arson
Middleton Rd, Massachusetts

A fire alarm was triggered at Kohl Elementary School on Middleton Road. Firefighters responded but found no signs of fire or danger. The alarm was caused by a problem with the alarm panel, and no fire was present.

Audio|Source: Georgetown Police and Fire, Groveland Fire, Haverhill Fire
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for a still alarm[1] call,
00:02
Middleton Road, the Kohl Elementary School.
00:07
General fire alarm zone 6, called in by the alarm company.
00:22
This is Barsit fire alarm reporting a still alarm[1] call for commercial fire alarm called in by the alarm company general fire alarm zone 6.
00:51
The report fire department dispatching engine 1, 25 story and a half for medical aid.
00:56
It's engine 1 to 25 story after medical aid, 1629.
01:03
The alarm engine 1.
01:06
Final, I'm answering engine 1.
01:09
Issue 1. Issue 1 is on responding.
01:12
Engine 1 on and responding.
01:15
1629.
01:20
Sparks with fire alarm repeating a still alarm[1] call for a fire alarm,
01:27
General fire alarm, zone 6, Middleton Road, the Kohl school, called in by the alarm company.
01:42
Fire alarm, engine one.
01:44
Final alarm, Manson, engine one.
01:48
Engine one's on arrival, large brick and mortar structure.
01:52
Nothing's showing. We'll be investigating.
01:56
On arrival, nothing's showing.
01:59
Be investigating.
02:01
1630.
02:07
Fire alarm from command with an update.
02:11
Fire alarm answering.
02:14
No alarm sounding at this time will be investigating further.
02:17
Here's to be an issue with the panel.
02:21
No alarm sounding at this time.
02:23
Still investigating would be the panel.
02:27
1631.
02:32
Engine one's on scene.
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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Middleton Rd, Massachusetts
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