False fire alarm at Hartford Hospital laundry area, Hartford CT


A fire alarm was triggered at Hartford Hospital's engineering laundry on the second floor main stairwell. Responding units found an activated smoke detector but no smoke or fire was present. The alarm was determined to be false after a thorough check of the area. The incident caused a response but no emergency was found.
Audio|Source: Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
02:53
Transcript:
00:00
For engine 15, engine 2 engine 5, ladder 6, letter 2, tavern, district, 165 retreat out for the Masterbox alarm, shown as Hartford Hospital Engineering Laundry, Cross Street, Sir, Essex Street, and be on fire incident, too.
00:19
Again, for engine 15, engine, two, engine five, letter, six, letter, two, tack one in district one, sixty-five retreat after the Masterbox alarm, showing us Hartford Hospital, Engineering, Laundry, and Cross Street, Essex Street, be on fire incident, too.
00:41
2206, we're going to be clear, no medical.
00:46
2-2-2, clear, no medical.
00:50
9-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-7-27.
00:56
9-2-9-trans4-1 to Hartford Hospital.
00:58
All right, I'm District 1.
01:03
Hartford Hospital, 7-27.
01:10
Sir, security on site is saying an alarm from the floor 2 main stairwell.
01:16
They'll meet you over there.
01:17
And floor two main stairwell.
01:20
It's right for one copy.
01:21
Second floor main stairwell.
01:22
17. Two story, brief.
01:25
Commercial.
01:26
Nothing shown behind check.
01:27
The letter 611 for check.
01:30
Letter 6 on scene in command.
01:32
Nothing shown.
01:33
Engine 15 and engine 2, copy the call.
01:40
Command this is one.
01:41
District one answer.
01:47
Demand this is a question.
01:50
Go ahead, command.
01:51
The alarm is activated.
01:53
What's that now?
01:57
Time for.
02:05
I'm out 17.
02:07
What's their location?
02:12
North 14.
02:14
The transition point.
02:18
Go ahead, command.
02:19
Activated smokehead, no smoker fire.
02:21
One-on-one.
02:23
Copy. Four,
02:27
three cold harcours.
02:32
All right, we'll hold you, and it looks like engine 15 is going to be first due with you.
02:37
District 1 for retreat.
02:40
Engine 15, ladder 6 only dismissed the balance.
02:43
District 1 available.
02:45
Angie 15, ladder 6 only for retreat, dismissment on balance.
02:48
This shirt 1, 6, 729.
02:49
15 and ladder 6.
02:50
You still lead it? It's a security think of an internet alarm.
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Hartford, CT
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