Fire alarm triggers evacuation at commercial building, Rockingham County NH


A commercial building activated its fire alarm, triggering evacuation. Firefighters responded but found no visible fire. Investigation focused on a possible water flow issue related to the alarm system.
Audio|Source: Essex and Southern Rockingham Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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You will have ladder three, engine one, and ladder four responding.
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Call from the alarm company,
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water flow, riser. V-fire 23 if needed, hydrants around the building.
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The line copy is V-fire 23.
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Well, thank you.
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What's good.
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5-8, you're responding to Water Street.
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Command terminated, five clear and returning.
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Question five, you're cleared and returning.
00:48
Hello me too.
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Commercial structure with nothing shown from four sides, the alarms are activated, and the evacuation is in progress.
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All right alarm, risk, you two off at Winchester.
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Please deep rescue you're on arrival at Winchester.
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Cowan has Manchester Road Command on side A, but parking lot, side.
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There is no basement.
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We are offensive.
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We have command, side A parking lot side. There's no basement, you're offensive.
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Ladder 3 is on scene.
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Please go out.
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Command calling ladder three, you are the Investigation Group. I have no indications of mechanical water flow.
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The alarm is activated, though.
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So we have Ladder 3, Investigations.
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Thank you. So you're aware we have responded to the same condition with no active flow, however,
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indicating that on the panel.
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Thank you.
02:41
Grant from registration.
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And answer.
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Yeah, you know type of my phone. Grocery Waterflow.
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Copy Grocery Waterflow.
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A general call,
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75, four-mile village for an 89-year-old female party reporting an anaphylaxis attack.
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What?
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This is Boxford Fireland on the air with a general call to 75 that's 754 mile village for an 89-year-old female party reporting difficulty breathing.
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Anaphylactic reaction, I'm sure to what standby one notified Atlantic.
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Which man is answering?
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Hey, inside panel, fill in grocery water flow. Uh,
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you... Injew one is the rail of the building goal?
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Have them advance if you like.
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Yeah, promise.
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Command calling on John.
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Proceed to the Charlie side of the building.
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There's a Knox box on the loading dock door.
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Make entry and meet up with Ladder 3 Investigation Group by the Reiser.
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The owner of this, son.
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from everyone investigations, you know, no water flow out of the drain.
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Location mentioned:
Manchester Rd, New Hampshire
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