Fire alarm triggers evacuation at owl turtle bookshop, Camden ME
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activation at the Owl Turtle Bookshop on near Washington Street triggered a smoke detector on the first floor. The building was evacuated, and fire engine six is investigating the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Knox County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Cabinet fire, need to respond to near Washington Street the Owl Turtle Bookshop for a fire alarm called in by an alarm company showing building for first floor east smoke detector.
00:14
Dispatch code 52 Charlie 3[1] at sand cross streets Tannery Lane and Mechanic Street.
00:20
Camden Fire respond to near Washington Street, Owl Turtle Bookshop, for a fire alarm called in by alarm combination and building floor, first floor east smoke. Dispatch code is 52 Charlie 3[1] S.
00:32
Sam, cross-streets Tannery Lane and Mechanic Street.
00:35
Knock clear.
00:43
Camden, an engine six, not.
00:47
Camden engine six, go ahead.
00:51
Engine six, northeast city one en route.
00:55
Ten-four.
01:02
And did engine six not?
01:06
Camden engine six, go ahead.
01:07
Camden engine six, go ahead.
01:14
One scene, three and a half story mixed occupancy structure.
01:20
Alarm is sounding, building is evacuated at this time.
01:25
Engine six will be investigating.
01:31
Copy, three and a half stories, building evacuated, alarm sounding.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
52 Charlie 3: Fire Priority Dispatch code: Protocol 52 (Alarms), Charlie-level priority, determinant 3 (alarm with reported smoke/smoke detector activation)
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Location mentioned:
Bay View St, Camden, ME 04843
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