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Chimney fire extinguished at Brownville grocery storeBrownville ME

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Railroad Ave, Brownville, ME 04414

A chimney fire occurred at a vacant grocery store near Railroad Avenue in Brownville. The fire was contained to the furnace and was extinguished. The ladder truck was initially requested but later canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Piscataquis County Sheriff and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
I'll be on Stan near Railroad Avenue.
00:02
I have a large one-story, two-story,
00:06
vacant grocery store.
00:07
I have heavy black smoke from a chimney.
00:09
Could you strike me a tone for a chimney fire, please?
00:15
At 414.01.
00:18
The time is 818.
00:21
1401, Piscataquis, can you please put Dover Fire ladder truck on the card?
00:43
Phrr-poh-poh-dh-phear-d-a-d-p...
01:03
Piscatic was transmitting a box alarm for Brownville Fire.
01:06
Station 14, respond to near Railroad Avenue in Brownville for reported chimney fire.
01:12
Repeating,
01:14
Piscatic was transmitting a box alarm for Brownville Fire.
01:16
Station 14,
01:18
respond to near Railroad Avenue in Brownville for reported chimney fire.
01:22
Your timeout is 820.
01:32
Pha-Bohr! BOR!
01:35
BOR!
01:55
Piscataquis to Dover Fire, Piscataquis, Page in Dover Fire.
01:58
Dover Fire, you're requested by Brownville's 1401 to respond near Railroad Avenue in Brownville for reported chimney fire.
02:05
They're asking for your ladder truck.
02:08
Repeating Dover Fire, you're requested near Railroad Avenue in Brownville with your ladder truck for reported building fire, or not building fire, but chimney fire.
02:16
You're requested by Brownville's 1401,
02:19
821.
02:21
900 knowledge.
02:25
Questions, Hamda, we'll have a bed for you upon a rivalry swing then.
02:31
1401 is only requested the ladder truck only, nothing else.
02:34
Go ahead.
02:40
Go ahead. Go to see me.
02:47
I got a question 1401.
02:54
Go ahead.
02:59
Fire is isolated to the furnace.
03:02
We're able to get the fire out and the furnace shut down.
03:04
You can hold off on Dover Ladder coming to the scene.
03:08
We'll continue the Brownville units for now, please.

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Railroad Ave, Brownville, ME 04414

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Incident Timeline

  1. Units Cleared and Returned to Service
  2. Fire Contained and Extinguished
  3. Box Alarm and Mutual Aid Requested
  4. Heavy Black Smoke Observed
  5. Possible Chimney Fire Reported
  6. Smoke Investigation Requested

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