Fire alarm in high-rise residential building in Portland, Portland ME
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a general fire alarm at the Back Bay Towers residential building in Portland. They forced entry into the basement and confirmed the fire presence in the brick high-rise structure.
Audio|Source: Portland Fire
01:29
Transcript:
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Stand by for Boxing One.
00:07
Tension station, striking city box 2357 for Back Bay Towers, 401 Cumberland Ave, showing general alarm 1 to 5 on the box, ladder 6, engine 5, ladder 1, rescue 1.
00:21
Your office 10 will be 3.
00:23
Tension station striking city box 2357 for the Back Bay Towers, 401 Cumberland Ave, showing general alarm 1 to 5, the alarm company showing general fire alarm on the box, ladder 6. Engine 5, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, they're off channel of 3.
00:46
Lighter 4, fire alarm.
00:50
Fireline, answering ladder 4?
00:52
We gained entry, we had to force the basement door.
00:58
10-4[1]. Gained entry, had to force the basement door.
01:07
Mr. 5.5.
01:11
File, I'm making engine 5.
01:15
On-scene, brick, high-rise, multi-county residential.
01:18
O-engineer back, you wait, engine 5, we'll get mobile command.
01:24
104, unseen, high-rise, brick, multi-story residential.
01:29
Engine 5 is command.
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.
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Location mentioned:
Back Bay Tower, 401 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101
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