No fire found after alarm; heater caused smoke smell, New Bedford MA


A fire alarm was reported at a building near Bluefield St with strong heat and smoke odor. After investigation, no fire was found. The smell was caused by the heater turning on for the first time in the unit.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
04:51
Transcript:
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Fire alarm[1] from LIDA 3. Go ahead, Latter 3.
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Latter 3 is currently not moving.
00:10
The truck died.
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Fire alarm[1] copies that ladder 3.
00:17
You can do you copy that direct. We can get Latter 4 rolling on this call.
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Your route, ladder roll.
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Ladder rolling at this point.
00:30
It's on scene checking.
00:33
I do have an odor of smoke.
00:38
Fire alarm[1] copies you a tonstein checking with odor of smoke.
00:42
Fire alarm[1], dispatches you a tonne-seeing checking with odor of smoke.
00:53
Fire alarm[1], dispatching ladder 4 at 104 Bluefield Street.
00:58
It's going to be for a caller, seeing strong,
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heat, and smell of smoke inside the building, and you take a place of ladder 3.
01:08
Again, fire alarm.
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This is a matter 4, to near Bluefield St.
01:14
For a caller, staying strong, heat, smell, smoke inside the building, you'll be taking place of ladder 3.
01:22
Fire alarm[1] unit 3 unit 3 is on C, check.
01:33
Engine 1, you can stay on Southern Street. Unit 2, engine 1 is back and down.
01:51
That's good copy, engine 1. You're gone.
01:55
Fire line.
01:56
We're checking.
01:58
We have no fire at this time.
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Nothing's showing.
02:08
Fire alarm[1] copies that unit two.
02:10
Unit two, Liator 3 is making their way at about 5 miles per hour. Would you like us to keep them rolling and stay that ladder 4? We'd try to have ladder 4, keep rolling.
02:22
Keep ladder 4 at this time.
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Fire alarm[1] copies on unit 2, light 3. Copy that direct.
02:32
The light of 3 is firing out. We'll be old now.
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Biarmie commuter ladder 4.
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Firearm, copy.
02:50
You acknowledge your return to ladder 4?
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Ladder 4 acknowledge it. Ladder 4 acknowledges.
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Ladder 3 from ladder 1.
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Okay, ladder 1, flat of 3.
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At what's your location?
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Just arrived on scene.
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Alright, let me return ladder one at this point.
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Sorry, I want to call me say you in two.
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Acknowledge return letter one.
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One of one acknowledges.
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My army can return all other apparatus from another key.
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Engine 6,
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Liata 3 on C.
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We have now fired this location.
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Fire alarm[1] copies.
04:09
Acknowled to return, engine 7.
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Eighty-seven.
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Acknowledge your return, engine 1.
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Measure 1.
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Hi, I'm Unit 2. This is a given 10 call.
04:35
The heater kicked on in the unit for the first time.
04:40
Blue Octum, it was that to know yet.
04:48
Fire alarm[1], there's going to be no fire. There's going to be no fire. Heater kicked on for the first time.
Police codes explained
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Fire alarm: Fire alarm activation incident
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Location mentioned:
Near Bluefield St, New Bedford, MA 02740
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