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False fire alarm due to system malfunction at North St, New Bedford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/27/2025 11:19 PM

Near North St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A fire alarm was triggered near North St at a three-story wood building. Fire units checked the scene and found the alarm was due to a system malfunction, not a fire.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Near North St for a birdway alarm.

00:04

Okay.

00:08

5-0-7-2 units 3-story wood structure checking

00:16

You're on scene 3-story wood structure checking You're on scene 3-story wood structure checking

00:25

By-all I'm student, so you're going to turn the second engine at this time we're on the line that's going off but we're going to do a walk-through

00:36

Receive unit 2.

00:38

Telling your return engine 1.

00:45

Defund the status.

00:55

For the 2009,

00:57

Red Toyota Sienna,

00:59

Show status suspended.

01:01

Operator status also suspended.

01:08

Control out. Okay, sir. It should be...

01:14

Four golf, Lima.

01:16

We're back there, two-faces. It could be a blue V&W.

01:19

Come to standby one. You're on that one.

01:24

So you've got a turbo.

01:29

Add it to the blue BMW should have suspended.

01:34

We're operating as well. Is this one good?

01:39

That different.

01:41

Thank.

01:46

This unit two.

01:51

This is Unit 2.

01:53

Gurnterrata.

01:54

System malfunction.

01:55

I've got the report.

01:59

Receive unit 2. System malfunction, technology return is in 6.

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Near North St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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