False fire alarm at residential building in Rockland, Rockland ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 04:49 AM

Rockland, ME

A fire alarm was triggered at a residence near Steamboat Avenue in Rockland, but it was a false alarm likely caused by construction activity in the building.

Audio|Source: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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10-4[1]. Attention 6-4-fire comes to get a 7-6-4 fire contest. Your request to respond to near Steamboat Avenue house in CS4 for residential fire alarm. Downstairs are you activated, the cold and now clear.

00:21

Attention, Belfast Fire Department.

00:23

Again, Belfast Fire Department.

00:25

You're requested in the area of near Harriman Road, again, near Harriman Road in Swanville for a

00:32

uncontrolled, unauthorized burn.

00:34

People out in front of their trailer, about 15 feet in front of their trailer burning bags of garbage, lawn furniture, different things like that.

00:42

Code is 82, Charlie 4, Time of Tone, 755, Waldo, Com Clear.

00:56

Do you want to roll on the landing?

00:59

Okay.

01:05

Okay. Okay, four, three, come by, copy.

01:07

Okay.

01:09

Supernight you.

01:17

243 Waldo. Beoff the 22, Nemo down.

01:23

24, going.

01:25

1040-0-7507.

01:28

740-0-752.

01:36

Either one, I guess the one.

01:38

Another one.

01:41

Can you test for the 434 Z-tile in Sydney, Chris?

01:47

Yeah.

01:52

Searsport 3, Wal-up.

01:54

Searsport 3, go ahead.

01:56

You can have people disregard.

01:58

The most alarm a lot.

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Copy near Steamboat Avenue.

02:08

Copy, I'll put out the tone.

02:13

There are the update on Steamboat.

02:15

Last week we had a call there. There's some construction crews in the building.

02:25

The false alarm sending out the tone now.

02:28

Off that on that, thank you.

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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