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Fire alarm triggered by spray paintingPortland ME

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audio iconFire & Arson
Danforth St, Portland, ME

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm on Danforth Street in Portland, Maine. The alarm was triggered by people spray painting in the hallway. The system was reset and the incident cleared without fire or injuries.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Reports of people spray painting in the hallway over Bramhall at about.
00:09
Front.
00:15
Ten four reports of people spray painting in the hallway, holding Bramhall.
00:21
All other apparatus in service.
00:29
Yeah,
00:34
Go ahead.
00:37
Just confirming the address.
00:42
Something.
00:47
Yeah, that confirms spray paint.
00:50
It was a three.
00:54
Copy.
00:56
Engine 42, fire alarm.
01:00
Fire alarm answering, engine 44.
01:09
Water's been turned off because we were in trouble.
01:13
We have a fire watch going on.
01:14
They'll call us back when it's fixed.
01:22
All units clear, just recall.
01:29
Danforth Street command, fire alarm.
01:35
Fire alarm answering again, Danforth Street command.
01:40
The alarm was set off by spray painting in the hallway at the division three system's been reset.
01:46
Command terminated, strike recall.

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Danforth St, Portland, ME

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Incident Timeline

  1. System Reset and Termination
  2. Investigation of Alarm Cause
  3. Incident Under Control
  4. Initial Response and Command Establishment
  5. Alarm Dispatch

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