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Heard on: Portland Fire · 1/18/2026 05:33 PM
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Stand by for still alarm.
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Still for ladder three, engine six, engine eleven, (number withheld) James Street for a fire alarm or carbon monoxide alarm going off in the basement.
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Possible fire alarm near James St in Portland

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible fire or carbon monoxide alarm in the basement of a building near James Street in Portland. Responders were uncertain about the type of alarm but continued operations to check the source of the activation.

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James St, Portland, ME 04103
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