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Smoke alarm at apartment caused by burnt foodPortland ME

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audio iconFire & Arson
State St, Portland, ME 04101

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm and smoke were reported at an apartment near State Street in Portland. Responders found the cause was burnt food, not a fire.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for box nine.
00:10
Central stations, Department, 312.
00:16
Call reports alarms sounding and smoke.
00:23
Boxes assigned: lot 6, lot 1, lot 3 is the RIT,
00:26
engine 6, engine 5, engine 11, rescue 1, make you 6, 5, C9, channel 3.
00:32
Test box, 651, 100 State Street,
00:35
apartment 312, alarms sounding and smoke condition.
00:41
Ladder 6, lot 1, lot 1, lot 3 is RIT, engine 6, engine 5, engine 11.
00:46
Rescue 1, make you 6, C5, C9, channel 3.
00:55
Who got the box?
00:59
Tepwitchie.
01:06
5 o'clock. Number six by long.
01:14
One seen 100 State Street.
01:15
Both story, pilot building, command of the state.
01:21
Temple license.
01:29
Sentence the constant provider.
01:34
Sanferences.
01:38
Man, then you're five.
01:43
That's your five.
01:46
Hey, Lou, when you get on scene, control that,
01:50
the lobby, would you?
01:52
Grab the elevator.
01:55
Robbie. I don't want to take the great street, bud.
02:07
Three copies.
02:15
All responding units.
02:18
Access will be the B.
02:21
Bravo still on the Gray Street side.
02:32
State Street Command, Fireline.
02:36
Answering the State Street, command.
02:40
Burnt food in 312, Bramalkin handle.
02:42
10-4[1], burnt food.
02:45
The same.
02:50
Copy, I'll bring up to safe.
02:53
Problem copies.
02:54
Burnt food in 312, grandmother can handle all other companies can be in service.
02:57
U5 copy the FDA.
03:01
C5-5-5-5-2-D-D-A, going to prime.
03:04
Ten-four.
03:10
Ladder 6, you can hold off on the fan.
03:15
Careful.
03:21
All right, I'm going to command.
03:26
Go ahead for command.
03:28
Just a heads up, we did not give a city box in that either.
03:33
Yeah, 10-4[1], nothing to strip.
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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State St, Portland, ME 04101

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