Smoke in basement caused by burned food at university center, Farmington ME
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to the Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington campus after smoke was reported coming from the basement. The cause was burned food left on a kitchen grill. Smoke was cleared using a ventilation fan. Four propane tanks were noted near the building.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Fire
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Transcript:
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Modern No, 100.
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Is he giving me that address again?
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Franklin, a 402.
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UMFPD come to the main entrance to the letter stand.
00:38
Franklin, a 402.
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4.O.2. When this is a guy, he just told out.
00:49
Copy that 402.
00:56
UMF5 is advising the smoke is coming from the basement.
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Ground fire from 100.
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Go ahead.
01:07
Is there our tanker in the front of this convoy?
01:13
What was that traffic?
01:15
Is this the strong tanker in the front of this convoy?
01:21
Negative, this is our engine.
01:27
Copy that. He is still about probably half mile away.
01:34
Strong engine one to anybody who can tell me what the address is where you need by water, please.
01:42
100, strong engine, 400 blocks, mile square, deputy will be waiting by the driveway.
01:48
Perfect, thank you.
01:51
Over that.
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7-0 to 100.
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I'm answering.
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Witness at the end of the driveway, how many...
02:00
Trucks, can you get up in there?
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One truck.
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Probably one truck.
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We'll probably be able to stop.
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At this point,
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the biggest thing is going to be how to get water up here.
02:17
We'll just leave our engine down here at the road then.
02:20
Yeah, cover that.
02:24
We'll have Phillips Engine 15 respond into the scene.
02:29
It's already well involved.
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Phyllis 134, Franklin.
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Show me en route to Phyllis.
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PILUS-1314, showing you in route to Phillips.
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All firing that are in this convoy here, Phillips's engine is coming up.
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We should probably let them pass so they can proceed to scene.
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100 do you need packs?
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Yeah, I'm there yet.
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The engine 15 to 100.
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Answering.
03:37
Do you want to land from the road?
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Negative.
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I want you to just proceed to the scene.
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All fire units do not go down the roadway.
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We're going to have Phillips Engine 15 proceed down the roadway.
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7-0 to 100.
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Answering.
04:12
Can we switch to a different channel to get off this?
04:15
Yeah, if you have Phillips for Peter, go for it.
04:19
No, boy, do you need packs up in there?
04:22
Negative.
04:23
Uh-huh.
04:25
No vote, copy that.
04:33
One hundred gate fire.
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Counties out.
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402 from squad 401 440.
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4.02 Franklin.
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Hello to Franklin.
05:09
Okay, go ahead.
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I realize you're busy, but at the Sturton Olsen Center here on UMF, there was a grill left on down in the kitchen downstairs.
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We have the situation I'm in control.
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We'll be using a fan to evacuate some of the smoke.
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Cover that 4-2, situation air control, stand to evacuate.
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Hill send your 15 on scene.
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Franklin, 901, I'll be off.
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Mouth square root.
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402 from squad 41.
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2246.
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402 from squad 41
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402 from squad 41
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400 from squad 41.
06:23
Good.
06:26
Yeah, TD, I can't get a hold of your father or anybody on scene at Olson Student Center.
06:30
I believe they said it was burned food in the basement.
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They're evacuating smoke now.
06:35
They're all set on scene.
06:36
Do you want us head north?
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If he can.
06:44
Copy that.
06:52
Franklin 2, Philspire, all mutual aid.
06:55
Been advised by Unit 13 that there are four propane tanks near the house.
06:59
Again, there are four propane tanks near the house per unit 13.
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Location mentioned:
Olsen Student Center, 111 South St, Farmington, ME 04938
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