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False fire alarm triggers tense response at Bridgton resortBridgton ME

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N High St Route 302, Bridgton, ME 04009

Fire units rushed to Highland Lake Resort commercial fire alarm with key holder callback revealing a false alarm, prompting all crews to return to quarters.

Audio|Heard on: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
04:41
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. Fire alarm on the air was supervised box 16 for Bridgton, Engine 71, Engine 76, and Ladder 71,
00:10
to respond to near North High Street, Highland Lake Resort, cross streets of Crosby Lane and Clearview Drive for a commercial fire alarm from the library.
00:23
Fire alarm repeating.
00:27
Supervised box 16 for Engine 71.
00:31
76 and ladder 71 to respond to near North High Street, Highland Lake Resort, cross streets of Crosby Lane, and Clearview Drive for a commercial fire alarm coming from the library.
00:43
It is a Charlie level response.
00:46
Time of your tone is 822.
00:49
Take one in the room for engine 71.
00:55
File, copy 6-1 in route, France and 71.
01:01
Fireland, 705 and route to station 1.
01:06
File on copy 705 in route to station 1.
01:14
Fire off Chief 704 to Central.
01:20
Follow on copy, Chief 7 to Central.
01:27
9-1-6-6-5-7-6.
01:34
Copy for Richmond 64 for Range in 76.
01:37
Fox 3-452 in 5252 in quarters, 1825.
01:51
Ritchin Edge 71 Fireland, Nanger, Crew 2, to S.EBA.
01:57
On Cobb is Richan Edge 71 under with a crew 2 at the SDABA.
02:18
71 in route crew 1.
02:23
File line 6-9-6, also in route crew 1.
02:30
The operation engine 76 in route crew 1.
02:39
7-0-1 fire alarm in route route direct.
02:44
Copy 701 route direct to the scene.
02:52
The alarm bridge, 1971.
02:57
Go ahead.
03:02
The alarm company calls back, requesting a cancel the key holder data with the false alarm, provided proper passcode.
03:15
21 has a message,
03:17
hold all of the units in quarters, and all us on scene.
03:26
OnCobby, the first engine 71 is on scene, hold up all of the units in quarters.
03:37
Fire alarm, Ladder 7-1 receives the message, returning to quarters.
03:46
File on copies, the Ladder 71 is returning the quarters.
03:54
The alarm, engine 76, copy.
04:00
Engine 6, copy.
04:09
Firelight G7-1, I'll be on scene.
04:13
Copy 701 is on team.
04:18
Engine 71 is on team.
04:21
Engine 71 to fireline.
04:26
Follow our man-fair.
04:31
Conferned, coding air burn, peace.
04:33
The wall party is clear.
04:39
6.5, you're in quarters at 1831.

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N High St Route 302, Bridgton, ME 04009
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