Smoke detected in third-floor rear stairwell at Portland building, Portland ME
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A fire alarm was triggered near Brackett Street in Portland due to smoke detected on the third-floor rear stairwell. Fire crews responded to investigate but no confirmed fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:26
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for Box Alarm[1].
00:09
Fire alarm striking supervised box 665 for near Brackett St.
00:18
Smoke detector alarm, third floor, rear stairwell smoke.
00:22
On the box is letter 6, engine 6,
00:26
engine 5.
00:28
Ups 2. Fire alarm striking supervised box 665 near Brackett St.
00:39
Smoke detector alarm, 3rd floor, rear stairwell, smoke.
00:44
On the box is ladder 6th engine, 6th engine, 5,
00:50
opt 2.
00:57
Send your phone.
01:05
Go ahead and Jim, five.
01:08
I don't have the call.
01:09
Can you give me the ops?
01:13
Opt this two.
01:24
560, three-story wood frame be investigated.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box Alarm: Predefined multi-agency fire/EMS dispatch for an incident
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Location mentioned:
Brackett St, Portland, ME 04102
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