Reported fire found to be smoke from wood boiler, Standish ME
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Fire & ArsonA reported house fire near Middle Road in Standish was investigated after smoke and flames were seen. Firefighters found no active fire; the smoke came from a wood boiler. The incident was declared unfounded and all units stood down.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
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06:9
Transcript:
00:00
W.W.22.204.5.
00:02
The house was near Boundary or Middle Road, but she did see smoke and flames.
00:09
Time.
00:12
104. Just confirming smoke and flames from the residents itself.
00:18
Letter 414, same traffic.
00:22
Can't full.
00:23
Good.
00:28
Cabinet station.
00:30
Go ahead and strike the all hands[1].
00:34
Puntjacent.
00:38
Copy fire alarm on the air, striking all hands[1].
00:41
The all hands[1] at this time.
00:47
In number three.
00:52
If we're not seeing Maroons, you can see some of the patrons here.
00:58
For a second,
01:00
I'm off in the area, we have nothing showing anywhere in the intersection or near the fire station.
01:07
Slow all units down to code one at this time and I will go out down Boundary, excuse me, Middle Road to investigate further.
01:15
Pennyworm 30.
01:17
210 ambulance 22.
01:20
Copy standard engine 3, you're in the area, nothing showing.
01:23
All units slow to code 1.
01:25
Break, engine 21 copy.
01:26
Break, engine 21 copy.
01:31
Reporting that staff made her angry and she doesn't feel good inside her body wants to hurt herself.
01:37
She hasn't done anything to injure herself, no weapons.
01:40
Staff is currently in the living room and (name withheld) is in her bedroom.
01:44
She's stating that she does have a history of attempting suicide in the past.
01:49
She's reported.
01:51
On the all hands[1] and having units continue code one at this time.
01:57
12, rescue one, both copy the code one.
02:01
Residents for staff.
02:03
Maroon SUV.
02:07
104, thank you.
02:09
All right, I'm from squad 27.
02:15
Squad 27, go ahead.
02:21
We're in route.
02:23
We're going to have crew of five and we will be switching over.
02:31
Go ahead for engine.
02:35
Do you have one of the units to start northbound just in case the vehicle pulls over.
02:40
I'm assuming they're probably already left and they're heading north.
02:48
Copy. I guess the 7.23.
02:53
Engine three has it.
03:01
Check that I apologize.
03:02
I go to 721.
03:03
Do you copy?
03:07
10,4.
03:11
1314.
03:14
1314, the gunshot throw.
03:24
Forms 98 to county, up to 107.
03:26
Have a good night.
03:29
Zero, Florida County.
03:32
Say my one, please.
03:40
Tank for fire alarm, be responding to a structure fire in Standish.
03:44
Please.
03:45
200, please.
03:47
There's the 723 and 721 new poppy.
03:51
Area nothing found yet.
03:55
723 out of.
04:01
25 County.
04:04
25. 25. 5.
04:06
Can you change me to CID on call, please?
04:10
Standage fire line from Gormtank for being in route, code one.
04:17
Copy, Gorham Tank 4, En route, code 1.
04:23
I spoke with a staff member.
04:26
Sounds like everything's calm.
04:27
(Name withheld) told him that she was going to her bedroom to get some rest.
04:31
She never mentioned anything about feeling suicidal.
04:33
She said, Livington Ambulance 2 and Route, go code 1.
04:39
24.
04:41
And (name withheld) is stating that staff was talking about killing her, such an F.I.
04:49
Can you ten-nine?
04:52
(Name withheld) stated she heard staff talking about killing her.
04:55
Ten-four.
05:09
Ready County, I'll be in Rubyful.
05:12
Bobby?
05:15
Engine 21 to Edge of 3.
05:21
Go ahead, 21.
05:26
I'll continue up the middle road in second unless you've already been up there.
05:36
Stand by for one second.
05:44
Our alarm, mention number three.
05:50
Stand understension of three, go ahead.
05:55
Union 3 and other firefighters going all the way down, middle road.
05:59
We've got nothing showing.
06:01
We do have a neighbor across the way that's got a wood boiler that gets called in multiple times.
06:06
At this point, you can have all units stand down.
06:08
We'll call this unfounded.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
all hands: Incident command term indicating all assigned companies are to operate due to a significant incident
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Location mentioned:
Middle Rd, Standish, ME
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