Smoke detected from cooking on second floor corridor, Portland ME
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A fire alarm at an address near Valley Street was triggered by smoke and heat detection. Fire crews investigated and confirmed the smoke was light and caused by cooking on the second floor corridor near unit (number withheld). No further action was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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02:4
Transcript:
00:00
Attention stations striking box 3477 near Valley Street for smoke and heat detection and pull station general alarm.
00:11
Responding on the box, ladder 6, engine 6,
00:14
engine 5.
00:16
Your ops channel is 4.
00:19
Attention stations, striking box 3477 near Valley Street for a general alarm, smoke and heat detection, and pull stations.
00:28
Responding on the box, ladder 6, engine 6, engine 5, route channel is 4.
00:38
Fire Alarm to Rescue 1.
00:41
Rescue 1.
00:44
I know you guys just cleared.
00:46
Can I have you head over to near Valley Street for that city box?
00:51
No, sir. We've got smells out.
00:55
For the units responding to near Valley Street, the alarm company called in.
01:01
They have second floor corridor outside unit (number withheld) for smoke.
01:07
5-4-Larm, we're off at near Valley Street, and that's shown for three-side mobile command of that street.
01:12
So far.
01:20
Valley Street, command follow.
01:26
Go ahead, command.
01:29
Panel shows second floor corridor (number withheld), we've got engine, six, investigate.
01:35
Ten floor, panel showing the second floor corridor, (number withheld), engine six investigating.
01:46
The engine six, commandant, sir.
01:50
Go ahead for commandant.
01:55
Just like, you know, some cooking,
01:58
a little bit of a haze.
01:59
We don't need a ventilate.
02:00
I think you can track the reset.
02:03
That's all.
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Location mentioned:
Valley St, Portland, ME 04102
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