Fire alarm triggered by medical port code at carriage house, New Bedford MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated on the second floor of the carriage house near Purchase Street. Initially, it was unclear if the alarm was linked to an apartment or a sprinkler activation. Later, it was confirmed the alarm was triggered by a medical port code that was cut. The alarm was reset and all units were cleared from the scene.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Area Police/Fire and MSP Troop D
03:29
Transcript:
00:00
All right, I'm dispatching, ladder one to the carriage house, near Purchase St. It's going to be the second floor for an alarm. Okay,
00:08
okay. Again,
00:09
ladder one, carriage house, near Purchase St. It's going to be on the second floor.
00:15
It's going to be called in at an alarm on the second floor.
00:21
Okay.
00:24
Okay.
00:30
All right, I'm answering unit two.
00:33
Do we know what type of alarm? The alarm on the second floor.
00:42
Unknown apartment number, we're trying to get that information for you right now.
00:47
Knowledge.
00:51
11.
00:59
Sir, what's the apartment numbers that can let fire now?
01:04
Mr.
01:07
I'm not sure if this is linked to an apartment. This might be a sprinkler activation.
01:16
Okay.
01:20
Ladder 1.
01:23
The Ladder 1B advisor received an update from D.D in regards to the apartment.
01:28
It may be a sprinkler activation.
01:31
I'll give you more information as it comes in.
01:35
Yep, we received. You got a...
01:39
Fire alarm for unit units. We received. We received the box on us.
01:43
That's a negative unit two.
01:46
All right, knowledge.
01:48
I'm responding. I'll let you know if I need any further apparatus.
01:53
File, I'm copies. We'll put you on the board, cheat.
01:57
Copy. Copy.
01:59
Copy.
02:10
Did it be advised? PD said we could stand down from carriage house to disregard.
02:21
Yeah, we're going to have a lot of one confirm that.
02:24
I mean, we weren't called initially far along the building so we're going to confirm it.
02:31
104G.
02:40
Firelands on, Ladder 1.
02:46
Officer here, I'm going to speak with, I'll advise what's going to be the status.
02:52
All right, I'm copy Ladder 1, unseen with PD.
02:54
Okay,
03:04
Tom.
03:09
File, after you two.
03:12
Fire alarm answering in two.
03:15
It's confirmed.
03:17
It was a medical port code that was cut.
03:20
It set off the alarm.
03:22
It's been reset. All flaring.
03:26
Fire alarm copies.
03:28
Villager return Ladder 1.
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Location mentioned:
Near Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
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