Smoke detector triggers false fire alarm at hotel pool, Fitchburg MA


A fire alarm was triggered at a 4-story hotel near Great Wolf Dr. Responders found no visible fire. The alarm came from a smoke detector in the wave pool area. The system was being tested due to planned detector replacements, causing the activation. No emergency was present.
Audio|Source: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control
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Transcript:
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5-2 is off, 4-story hotel, nothing showing.
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Engine 2 on arrival, 4-story hotel with nothing showing 7.49.
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Final,
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I'm C2 is off with engine 2.
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You're on scene with engine 2, 750.
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2.
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201 a fireline.
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Fireland, answer, 201.
00:39
Okay,
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be advised, there's no alarm activated over here.
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Looking at the panel, nothing came in.
00:48
Okay, you're reporting no alarm to that location. We did receive an activation for the wave pool area.
00:57
Can you repeat that at last transmission?
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2-1 B-B advice.
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The box originally came in as the wave pool smoke detector activation.
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We do have a restore on our end at this time.
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We do have a restore on our end at this time.
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We can see the file out.
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Following C2.
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Fileile, I'm answering C2.
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Yeah, Fire Alarm, be advised.
01:33
(name withheld) say they call this morning to put the system in test because they're going to be changing out some detectors.
01:39
I would reach out to them to get an update.
01:43
You can clear all units back on Channel 1.
01:48
Recy will clear all units and we'll contact Great Wolf.
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Location mentioned:
Near Great Wolf Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420
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