Alarm activation at the Barron Center in Portland, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a general alarm activation at the Barron Center near Brighton Avenue in Portland. The alarm was triggered by detectors in the second-floor mechanical room. On site, workers reported a water flow issue. Some fire units were held back while others responded to another location. Maintenance was informed of previous key problems to be addressed.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Attention station striking Citibox 3372 for near Brighton Ave, the Barron Center for general alarm detectors and pull stations.
00:09
On the box, ladder 3, engine 9, engine 11, you'll be short the rescue.
00:13
Your option will be 4.
00:14
Attention station striking Citibox 3372 for near Brighton Ave.
00:25
For a general alarm detectors activation on the box, ladder 3, engine 9, engine 11.
00:32
Your option is going to be 4.
00:36
Engine 11, we'll sign code going on offshore.
00:38
10 4. Time 4.
00:48
Green one's underway.
00:52
Tempo.
00:55
A lot of three spots.
00:59
10-4[1]-Ladda-Vee, we got a call from staff on team that are giving us the second-floor mechanical room panel alarm.
01:07
Stop me.
01:13
Engine 5, go ahead.
01:17
From the site rep, workers are on scene.
01:21
They have a water flow issue.
01:24
I'm going to hold engine 5, ladder 1.
01:28
10-4[1], workers on scene, holding engine 5, ladder 1.
01:31
Remaining units responding to near Commercial Street, you can be in service repeat.
01:35
Remaining units responding to near Commercial Street, with exception or engine 5 and ladder 1, you can be in service.
01:53
Follow armed a rescue one.
02:01
Near Brighton.
02:02
We gone up.
02:07
Correct, near Brighton, Offs 4.
02:10
104, Offs 4.
02:21
Please hit the ladder three.
02:23
That's four.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:28
If you meet up with maintenance out there, the Baron Center, they had some calls over the weekends and there was some problems with Knox Boxer Keys.
02:37
If you can make that, maintenance guys aware of that, they need to fix that.
02:41
Okay.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04102
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