Four vehicles spill material into creek on Broadway, South Portland ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/17/2025 11:21 PM

Broadway, South Portland, ME 04106

Four vehicles spilled material into a creek near Broadway in South Portland. Environmental authorities were notified and cleanup efforts with absorbent materials and barriers were underway.

Audio|Source: South Portland Police and Fire/EMS Dispatch

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

Broadway command power

00:04

Fire alarm answering Broadway command

00:09

Can you have the police supervisor come and meet us here? Please.

00:17

Okay, I'll call on the 8th.

00:19

Ten-four. Ten-four.

00:27

Three-o-one, so on night, copy fire, direct.

00:35

Ten-four.

00:42

Come in the following.

00:44

Can you also, uh,

00:47

get the Fire Marshal's office on the phone and pass them through myself?

00:53

10-4[1].

00:57

Can't 4.

01:01

Cell phone 309.

01:05

Go ahead.

01:06

Was that date of birth 0207 of 85?

01:13

Number one. Where have my board is, sir?

01:18

Okay, five.

01:25

That far.

01:30

Can we in, the ambulance 42?

01:34

Go ahead.

01:39

I just want you here because we've got the number of people working just to stand by in case we need you.

01:45

Time more.

01:55

He's code F suspended and expired in 2018.

02:01

Rishi, thank you.

02:10

Negative. We're still looking through it.

02:12

No numbers at this time.

02:21

Broadway command, fire alarm.

02:24

Fire alarm answering Broadway command.

02:28

I need you to get hold of the DEP as well and let them know that we've had four cars

02:35

discharge all the material out of the bottom and into the backside of this creek.

02:42

Pencer, full-notified D EPSL.

02:52

You can show us off.

02:56

Break, come in.

03:04

To an engine 48, can you grab your speedy dry and booms and meet engine 44 down on the backside?

03:11

Try to continue that water runoff?

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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Broadway, South Portland, ME 04106

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