No emails from:

Officer Frank Pasquarello (PIO, Public Information Officer for the Cambridge Police).

So I called and left a message.
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No emails from:

Deputy Chief James Burns (PIO for Cambridge Fire).

So I called and found out that for on-air interviews I need to speak with John Gelinas, Chief of Operations.

He was in. I called, but he did not pick up. I left a message.
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However, I did receive a voicemail from Lou DiBerardinis, MIT Environmental Health Office.
He said that Cambridge Fire contacted him about my inquiry. And that he wanted to know what the project was all about, since they have not been contacted. His last sentence was: "so I can let the fire department know whether it was ok to talk to you guys".

Let me get this straight: MIT is telling the Fire Department whether the Fire Department can talk to us?

What's that all about?