Fire alarm triggers evacuation at building on Post Rd, Portsmouth NH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 05:57 AM

Near Post Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801

A fire alarm was activated at a building near Post Rd in Portsmouth, NH. Fire units responded and found no signs of smoke or fire. The building was evacuated as a precaution. The alarm panel showed a possible issue in electrical room number 2. Maintenance personnel were sent to investigate and assist.

Audio|Source: Portsmouth Fire Dispatch

02:51

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, engine 1, station 2, station 3.

00:03

Respond 2 is Pyrt,

00:04

20 Post Rd for fire alarm activation. Attention engine 1, station 2, station 3.

00:09

Respond to 20 Post Rd for fire alarm activation, 858.

00:17

Once on to Alderam activation, 858.

00:20

Fireland dispatching ambulance one, 266, altruits for abdominal pain, the 76-year-old female, plus brain alert with stomach pain, 859.

00:31

Amble, three, is on.

00:36

Engine three, engine four will be running first due for engine three.

00:48

Preceded.

00:53

Flight is watching Engine 1, Station 2, Station 3, 20 Post Rd for fire alarm activation.

01:03

There's no smoke or fire, fire alarms are going off.

01:06

They have evacuated everyone. Their panel is saying electrical room number 2.

01:11

Zero 900.

01:17

Truck to fire alarm.

01:20

All right, I'm answering truck two.

01:24

I'm seeing nothing showing what you would come out.

01:28

Part 2 on scene, nothing showing. 2 with Command 903.

01:33

Okay, else 2, the fire alarm.

01:35

N-O-2.

01:37

On-seen.

01:39

On scene, 9-0-3.

01:42

One-twene is on-scene.

01:44

Okay,

01:45

once one's on-seen.

01:47

Name is one-in, 9-5.

01:53

The fire alarm.

01:58

By the minute 6th.

02:04

Panel reading, oven,

02:07

zone, electrical room, we're investigating.

02:14

Received panels showing

02:21

Robin,

02:23

Zone 3, electrical room.

02:25

9.6.

02:30

Command at 21.

02:33

Go ahead.

02:37

I have maintenance headed your way to let you in that room.

02:42

Receive.

02:45

21 to command, I'm going in now.

02:48

I'm going in now.

02:50

Precinct.

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Near Post Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801

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