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Fire crews respond to false smoke alarm triggered by juvenile, Portland ME

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 09:26 AM

Portland, ME

Fire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm near Fourth Street in Portland. The alarm was a false alarm caused by a juvenile activating a fire pull station without cause.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire

Listen to dispatch call

01:55

Transcript:

00:00

Stupilada 1, engine 6, engine 11, near Fourth Street, the life is good for a smoke detector alarm that's going off your optionals 3.

00:07

Silver ladder 1, engine 6, engine 11.

00:13

For a supervised box near Fourth Street, the showing a smoke detector alarm going off your optionals 3.

00:24

Engine five-fowl.

00:30

Coit.

00:32

Competent patient refusing transport both units and service.

00:36

That far.

00:37

Fire alarm engine 5.

00:40

Engine 5.

00:42

Are you able to take that supervised box and place the engine 11?

00:48

Sure, go ahead and send it, and what's our ops?

00:52

You're going to be on 3.

00:53

Near Fourth Street, the life is good.

01:00

Near Fourth Street on 3.

01:02

4, thank you.

01:07

Angel Lada.

01:10

Use me a service, engine 5 cleared as a voltage.

01:15

3-Crom-5.

01:20

Flat of 1 file.

01:25

Go ahead.

01:28

On seeing a three-story ordinary.

01:30

Not control.

01:32

We're investigating after you.

01:35

5-4-3-story ordinary investigating.

01:43

Command Fireland.

01:46

Go ahead, command.

01:48

Getting reports it was a malicious pole station activation by a juvenile.

01:53

Lot of one engine 6-hand that you can return the balance.

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