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General fire alarm at Chandler's Wharf in PortlandPortland ME

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Chandlers Wharf, Portland, ME 04101

As discussed during the dispatch call, a general fire alarm was triggered at Chandler's Wharf near Commercial Street in Portland. Fire units including ladder trucks, engines, rescue, and marine units were dispatched. Workers on site reported a water flow issue, leading some units to stand down while others continued to respond.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Attention station is striking city box, 2538, near Commercial Street, Chandler's Wharf, for a general alarm.
00:07
On the box, ladder one, engine five, engine six, rescue one, and Marine one.
00:11
Your option will be three.
00:13
Attention station, striking city box, 2358 for near Commercial Street, Chandler's Wharf, for a general fire alarm.
00:20
On the box, ladder one, engine five, engine six, rescue one, and Marine one.
00:25
Offs will be free.
00:31
Thank you. Thank you.
00:35
Thank you. Thank you for.
00:41
Station 5 is a box.
00:46
Careful.
01:01
Attention station striking Citibox 3372 for 1145 Brightnav, the Barron Center for General Arm Detectors and Pole Stations.
01:11
On the box, ladder 3, engine 9, engine 11, you'll be short the rescue.
01:15
Your option will be 4.
01:16
Attention station striking Citibox 3372 for 1145 Brightnav.
01:26
For a general alarm detector's impolvation on the box, ladder 3, engine 9, engine 11.
01:34
Your option is going to be 4.
01:37
Engine 11, we'll sign code going on offshore.
01:40
10 4. Time 4.
01:50
Green one's underway.
01:54
Tempo.
01:56
A lot of three spots.
02:00
10-4-Ladda-Vee, we got a call from staff on team that are giving us the second-floor mechanical room panel alarm.
02:09
Stop me.
02:14
Engine 5, go ahead.
02:19
From the site rep, workers are on scene.
02:23
They have a water flow issue.
02:26
I'm going to hold engine 5, ladder 1.
02:29
10-4, workers on scene, holding engine 5, ladder 1.
02:33
Remaining units responding to near Commercial Street, you can be in service repeat.
02:37
Remaining units responding to near Commercial Street, with exception or engine 5 and ladder 1, you can be in service.

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Location mentioned:
Chandlers Wharf, Portland, ME 04101

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