False fire alarm at apartment building in Lewiston, Lewiston ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm on the third floor of an apartment building near Bartlett Street in Lewiston. They found no fire or smoke. The alarm was caused by a faulty detector in apartment 307. The scene was cleared and no further action was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
06:25
Transcript:
00:00
415 luisan engine 3-847 ladder 1 415 engine 3 4-7 ladder 1 88 Bartlett Street affirm of the 3rd 4 for fire alarm going off no flames your smoke 52 Charlie 4 s
00:26
That's your unit's in route.
00:27
EADU, Bartlett Street.
00:33
Third floor for a fire alarm ringing.
00:36
No point there's smoke 52 to report back.
00:44
Force off.
00:46
Coy's on.
00:55
FreeZone, all units on are responding 88 Bartlett Street on the third floor for a fire alarm ringing.
01:00
No flames is No, P 52, Charlie 4F.
01:07
So it's going to be on seat.
01:08
Restore,
01:10
large, multi-family.
01:12
Open up in evidence.
01:13
Open up to escape.
01:16
Sevens on scene, three-story large multifamily, nothing sharing out, let's get it.
01:25
415 by the warrant scene 415 the establishment by the street command
01:31
10 by the street command.
01:33
Com center from command.
01:40
Can you start a key over?
01:43
104. 104.
01:47
3A from the investigation group.
01:54
Entering 71.
01:59
The alarm system is all known all lines.
02:01
Over Lieutenant, one division one, there was no fire line that went off here.
02:11
Command copies.
02:15
Home center from command.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:27
Just make contact with a building rep to let them know that we have a false alarm here with their lot not going off.
02:39
And form on the line with him now, you're all set, you don't need him to response, correct?
02:46
Correct. Correct.
02:47
Just want to make him aware of the situation.
02:50
10-1-7-7-1.
02:57
We're just going to go off the third floor to verify, if you say it was a local.
03:05
Back on.
03:07
Okay.
03:11
Anyone?
03:12
Sit up to me. It's going to be in 307.
03:15
It's going to be a local.
03:17
We're investigating.
03:21
Copy that.
03:24
He's off the higher.
03:25
Aye. And Marley.
03:29
I'll be on same side of Merlin.
03:36
Merlin. Command answering 71.
03:46
In fact, this to apartment 307.
03:48
The only currently here, we do have an alarm down.
03:52
There is no silent.
03:54
Copy that, are you able to reset the detector?
04:06
I was able to silence it.
04:08
I'll try to reset.
04:09
I'm not sure if it would be a faulty detector or not.
04:16
Go ahead.
04:19
...com center from command.
04:23
Go ahead, command.
04:28
...4 and engine 3.
04:32
Submar solution, engine 3 and engine 4, you can clear.
04:40
Clear returning in service.
04:43
3 is clear returning in service.
04:49
Sam, 71.
04:52
Go ahead.
05:00
I'm able to get this detector to reset, instead reset completely.
05:05
It's going to be faulty.
05:07
They want to have their property maintenance, you know.
05:13
Copy that, Comptonite, you just put the G-old or no, they could have to swap off the detector in 307.
05:20
Okay,
05:24
four, I like now.
05:31
Seventy-one, over here.
05:35
Go ahead.
05:42
The building alarm itself is showing normal.
05:46
Yeah,
05:48
that's correct.
05:49
The system for the common is normal.
05:51
That was a local in 307.
05:58
Copy that.
06:04
Com center from far as street command.
06:08
The command.
06:14
You can clear all remaining units on 88 Bartlett Street.
06:19
Command is terminated.
06:20
The floor shall be it is clear.
06:24
Tonight terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Bartlett St, Lewiston, ME 04240
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