Confirmed dryer fire with smoke at Gorham House, Gorham ME
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a confirmed dryer fire causing smoke visible inside and outside the Gorham House near New Portland Road. Crews conducted investigation and firefighting efforts, with assistance from multiple nearby fire and ambulance units.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
07:32
Transcript:
00:00
Gorum fire. Stand by for a desk box. Near New Portland Road at the Gorham House.
00:06
323 going any traffic south.
00:11
323, go ahead.
00:15
520 John John Henry. 520 JJH. It's going to be near box number 320, Burnham Road and friction.
00:26
10-4[1].
00:40
I don't know.
00:50
Hi, I'm on air with Deathbox 2-26 for Gorham Engine 2, Gorham Engine 1, Gorham Engine 1, Gorham Engine 2, Gorham Ladder 2, Windham Ladder 21, Gorham-Ambuds 1, Gorham Rescue 2, Standish-Rit.
01:01
Respond to near New Portland Roads, the Gorham House. Cross streets are White Birch Lane and Old Oak Lane.
01:08
Smoke showing from a drier vent can smell inside and smoke is going outside.
01:13
Delta level response.
01:15
Repeating, Dustbox 226 for Gorham Engine 2.
01:19
one, Gorham Engine 6,
01:21
Gorham Ladder 2, Wyndham Ladder 21, Gorham Ambulance 1, Gorham Rescue 2, and Stanish Ritt.
01:27
Respond to near New Portland Road, Gorham House, cross streets are White Birch Lane and Old Oak Lane.
01:34
For smoke showing from a drier vent going outside and can be smelled inside, Delta level response,
01:41
coming your tone is 1043.
01:43
Near Nash Road, a caller was reporting the light.
01:47
Right down, phthalmic roads, see, check, seem to stay red and they're not cycling.
01:53
The engine two, ladder two, ambulance when responding.
01:57
Do you still have the caller on the line?
02:00
Can start into one.
02:02
A1 responding, affirmative.
02:03
We do still have them on the line. We're trying to figure out which wing of the building this is in.
02:11
Figure out if going to the front or rear of the building, that'd be a better access. That'd be good.
02:17
323 County, I'll take a second.
02:19
The parking lot of the main building would be best access.
02:25
They just gave us that location. Standby, I'll ask the callmaker.
02:29
One back and go.
02:35
Kyle 1-5-1-1-C, and rear of the building.
02:39
Be investigating.
02:41
Problem copies, car one on scene at the rear of the building investigating.
02:45
Can you just confirm the address that's not coming up in my CAD?
02:50
Go 5, Reginal will be out of service, moment,
02:52
temporarily.
02:56
11, that's former road.
02:58
No, two, ambulance one.
03:00
Service temporarily.
03:02
Amulance One, your request to bring the rig to the front.
03:07
You got it.
03:11
Car one, file.
03:14
Car one, good.
03:19
Believe at this point in time to get a dry fire in the building.
03:22
We do have smoke coming out of the side of the building.
03:26
Crews be going inside an investigation.
03:29
Here.
03:31
Parlam copies.
03:32
Dryer fire inside the building.
03:35
There is smoke coming out.
03:36
We'll be sending crews into investigate.
03:45
Fireland, we control Standish Engine 21 and Route your town is writ. Crew 5.
03:50
File them, copy. Standish Engine 21 in route is writ.
03:59
Command of file them. Command of file them.
04:02
Command.
04:07
The all hands that are on scene will be working.
04:13
Cover me with one ambulance to town, please.
04:18
The file I'm copy.
04:20
Everyone on scene is committed and we will strike the all hands.
04:27
Prioral I'm answering gourmet, those two.
04:35
Well, I'm out of town ambulance.
04:39
Tony when I'm 20.
04:40
What's the gourmet, maybe else two hot traffic.
04:44
I think it's gonna be the two oh two-two side.
04:48
Okay, seven.
04:59
When a buyer, send by for a special tone to 270 Main Street and 1.
05:14
Fireland I'm on the air with a special tone for Wyndham Squad 27 to respond to check 270 Main Street and Gorham for station coverage currently on a working structure fire.
05:28
No Determint Code. File on the air with a special tone for Wyndham Squad 27 to respond 270 Main Street and Gorham for station coverage.
05:36
They are currently tied up on a structure fire.
05:39
No, determine code, tell me your tone, 1047.
05:42
Model number is going to be the EC9F, Edward Charles 9F.
05:47
The units that have arrived on scene.
05:51
Bobby, stay by.
05:56
I have an AILA, engine two, and the ladder one only.
06:02
News ladder, ambulance and engine not seen at this point.
06:11
Just please, stop me, Wash McLeod of Four, please.
06:17
Sorry, I'm copy. We haven't headed to the scene.
06:25
Commandant Tassix, you got a status.
06:30
Stand by for an engine and the EMS call.
06:34
Okay. Off,
06:35
off,
06:39
off, off, off, off, off,
06:41
and I've heard on the boat, but I'm not sure why I didn't go over.
06:48
Good.
06:49
Good.
06:55
Fire alarm on the air striking the all hands on desk box 226 at near New Portland Road, Gorham House, for a confirmed working fire, adding Westbro-ladder 4 to the scene and Scarbo Ambulance 1 to the scene for rehab, covering Gorham Central with Squad 27 and Westbro's Medic 1.
07:20
Commandant Task 6, if you copy, go to VRS. We cannot copy her out of the basement of that building.
07:27
Direct to the scene, near New Portland Road, the Gorham House for an all-hands.
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[1]
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Location mentioned:
Near New Portland Rd, Gorham, ME 04038
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