Trash compactor fire at Winterport transfer station

Heard on: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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10-104 fire, West Frankfort and Frankfort Village, and Winterport.

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He's responding to (number withheld) Transfer Station Road.

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Have a trash compactor that had flames and smoke in it.

00:15

They've put it into the water now and no longer see it.

00:19

Would like someone to check it out.

00:20

All the clear 1226.

00:44

146, go ahead.

00:49

Yeah, I just got an IR about a structure fire in Winterport.

00:56

10-4, and get a trash compactor fire at (number withheld) Transfer Station Road in Winterport.

01:03

Seems to be the fire's out at this time, but they want somebody to check it.

01:07

Per protocol, we started mutual.

01:11

Copy that, I'm en route.

01:15

Still fire heavy.

01:22

141, go ahead.

01:30

You can just acknowledge the page.

01:33

Just looking to copy.

01:34

You said fire was out.

01:39

Doesn't see flames or smoke anymore.

9/6/2026 09:23 AM

Fire

Transfer Station Rd, Winterport, ME 04496

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported trash compactor fire near Transfer Station Road in Winterport. Flames and smoke were reported in the compactor, it was placed in water, and crews were requested to check that the fire was out.