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Building fire with heavy smoke near Main Street DexterDexter ME

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audio iconFire & Arson
Main St, Dexter, ME 04930

As discussed during the dispatch call, a working building fire with heavy smoke occurred near Main Street in Dexter. Multiple fire stations responded. The homeowner was advised to have the propane system checked and propane tanks were turned off.

Audio|Heard on: Penobscot County Public Safety
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04:26
Transcript:
00:00
CRCC transmitting a second alarm for Dexter station 47, 35,
00:04
and 68 to respond near Main Street Dexter for a working building fire, 1017.
00:20
Row.
00:22
Stand for 941, 717.
00:26
Okay.
00:29
Okay.
00:32
Size 10.
00:34
Aides.
00:37
I've already did that as well.
00:40
Nice, too.
00:47
502 is this going to be upper or lower Main Street?
01:00
5.02 looks like it's going to be right almost on the corner of Lincoln Street.
01:11
Copy corner of Lincoln Street.
01:18
One officer for Levant Command.
01:22
Levant Command.
01:23
Command's going to be terminated.
01:27
Homeowner advised to have his propane system leak tested and contact his supplier.
01:34
Propane tanks have been shut off.
01:36
All units are going to be cleared closing out.
01:38
Or 1020.
01:46
6-941 is on scene, heavy smoke showing.
01:51
Number 941, I have you on scene with heavy smoke showing at 1020.
02:02
I want to hang up within 201 meters of (number withheld).
02:06
Initially an open line, nothing heard, disconnected on callback.
02:09
Sound like a female answered, but wasn't responding to us and there was some voices in the background.
02:14
Good.
02:21
Also reporting that he had strangled her at one point, he left in a green Jeep Wrangler.
02:28
I just don't know direction of travel yet.
02:30
Go ahead.
02:32
10-4. I'll head that way.
02:38
10-4. The caller said she's unsure of the direction of travel but that the subject lives in Sherman.
02:45
State's been down but I'll try running him.
02:47
See if I get any return.
02:48
Go ahead.
02:50
Yeah, 10-4 if you can run 28 to him and I think SP is up that way if you could just let them know if he's heading towards Sherman.
03:10
Attention Garland Fire.
03:11
Garland Fire, second request to respond near Main Street, Department 1 and Dexter for a working building fire.
03:16
1022. Brig, 471, go ahead with your traffic, please.
03:20
Yeah, shoulder's in route.
03:27
Unit, apartment building, two floors,
03:30
large barn, heavy smoke,
03:33
all sides.
03:36
Good.
03:42
Watch, it was detecting a false.
03:46
The light,
03:52
uh,
03:53
by the credit unions,
03:54
we're gonna block down Lincoln Street.
04:14
to come to the light or come down Lincoln Street?
04:20
Nope, Clint, come right down Lincoln Street.
04:25
Go. Go.

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Main St, Dexter, ME 04930

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