Fire alarm activation found false on Birch Street, Watertown CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/3/2025 04:25 AM

Birch St, Watertown, CT 06795

A fire alarm activated on the first floor near Birch Street. Emergency crews responded with multiple engines. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was found. Crews assisted with resetting the alarm and investigated the cause. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Connecticut State Police and Bristol Fire and EMS

02:36

Transcript:

00:00

Company standby from dispatch on a fire alarm, near Birch St.

00:16

Engine 4, engine 3, engine 1 tower, respond to near Birch St., near Birch St.,

00:26

the fire alarm, first floor fire alarm activation.

00:30

Again, that's engine 4, engine 3, engine 1, tower,

00:34

responding to near Birch St., first floor fire alarm activation.

00:39

Fireperson, soon.

00:42

10x0.362.

00:49

All right. Engine three is fine now.

00:52

Three, sorry. Okay.

00:55

Four is responding.

00:57

Force is responding?

01:00

Four is there.

01:02

All right.

01:05

Cityburg speak.

01:06

Fire, fusioner.

01:12

I'm going to make sure you in here.

01:14

I can't have news. A little western part terrorist is an accident with injuries, right into a fire hydrant, and fencing, bleeding.

01:23

You just start services here as well.

01:26

I'll respond.

01:28

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. All right.

01:33

Thank you, I'm sorry.

01:35

Good. Good.

01:36

Good.

01:45

Just on a fire, too.

01:48

All right, so on.

01:52

Made contact, I'm seeing no smoke, no fire.

01:55

We just need help resetting.

01:57

Receive, you can clearly sign that separate any form code 2 to confirm.

02:11

104, engine 4, code 2,

02:13

engine 1, engine 3 tower, you can clear return.

02:15

1 is 3, tower,

02:17

you can clear return.

02:19

Tower, clear, return.

02:21

Engine 3 is clear, return.

02:24

Andrew 1 is clear return.

02:31

So, 4 is on team. I'll be investigating.

02:35

104, engine 4, I'm seeing anton, investigating.

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Fire alarm activation found false on Birch Street, Watertown CT

A fire alarm activated on the first floor near Birch Street. Emergency crews responded with multiple engines. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was found. Crews assisted with resetting the alarm and investigated the cause. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm.

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