Fire alarm at university residence hall

Heard on: Penobscot County Public Safety

04:58

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

First alarm, Central Station Six, responding to fire alarm activation at Hancock University Bell Hall.

00:06

One caller said those are in Zone Eleven.

00:08

General fire alarm.

00:10

First alarm, Central Station Six, responding to fire alarm activation.

00:17

Bell Hall, Penobscot University, Zone Eleven.

00:19

General fire alarm.

02:53

Nothing showing at this time.

02:55

Three-story, non-combustible building.

02:57

Building is evacuated.

02:59

We're in 600 on scene.

03:03

Three-story, non-combustible building.

03:05

Nothing showing. Building is evacuated.

03:06

This is 600 command.

03:16

Unit on problem.

03:19

Here in front of the 700.

03:21

Unit on problem.

03:22

700.

03:58

Fire truck to command.

04:00

Initial report is a hallway detector on the 5th floor.

04:04

Going to

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get a crew to the 5th floor.

04:58

20, integrated license.

9/6/2026 05:17 AM

Fire

Bell Hall, Kagan Dr, Bangor, ME 04401

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, crews responded to a general fire alarm at Bell Hall at a local university campus in Bangor. The building was evacuated, no fire was visible on arrival, and a crew was sent to check a reported hallway detector activation on the fifth floor.

Fire alarm at university residence hall

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