Fire alarms triggered at Portland building with unknown cause, Portland ME


Fire alarms were triggered at a building near Congress St in Portland. Multiple fire units responded to a waterflow alarm and a general fire alarm in zone 8. There was no confirmation of an actual fire or smoke, and the cause of the alarm activation is unknown.
Audio|Source: Portland Fire
02:4
Transcript:
00:00
Defendant Smith detector on the second floor, unknown activation.
00:05
24 can handle you can't charge the bell.
00:08
10-4[1] spokes checker, activation unknown cause.
00:11
Then 1044 can handle all meaning companies can be in service.
00:14
All right. Thank you, all we need is to bed.
00:19
Allputer.
00:21
All right.
00:22
Dr. Rick Hill, command, a file.
00:31
File. File, emergency, commit.
00:33
We reset the system.
00:35
Major 40 Postman being in service. All time for the recall[2].
00:38
Tom. Okay.
00:45
By the line, second, the recall[2]s through rise box, 456. The railroad department, 2025 grid call half of the building floor.
00:51
Smoke sector activation with unknown cause.
00:54
This is due to say companies in survey. It's time of the call 1542. The recall[2] is at 1550.
01:11
The fire line's a router one, checking your status.
01:17
We're in service.
01:19
I think.
01:24
Stand for.
01:30
Stand by for Black for One.
01:38
Foreign file, striking City Box 2423 from Nichols, near Congress St,
01:44
showing waterflow, zone 8, general fire. On the box, responding, ladder 3, engine 11, ladder 4, rescue 1, your office channel is 4.
01:52
And striking City Box 2423 for Nichols, near Congress St, turning waterflow and zone 8 general fire.
02:00
On the box, responding, ladder 3, engine 11, ladder 4, rescue 1, your office channel is 4.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
[2]
recall: Alarm recalled/incident cleared; units can return to service
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near Congress St, Portland, ME 04102
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