Possible false fire alarm at Doherty Commons, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Doherty Commons near Doherty Court in Portland. Smoke and heat detectors were activated, and the building was evacuated. Crews investigated the cause, which may have been related to someone smoking in a hallway. The activation appears to have been a possible false alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
Four and five, I'm striking city box 3200 for near Doherty Court at Doherty Commons.
00:06
Showing general alarm smokes and heat detector in pull stations.
00:10
Alarm company reporting third floor stairs.
00:12
On the block responding are ladder three, engine six, engine five, rescue one.
00:16
Your op channel is two.
00:17
Again striking city box 3200 near Doherty Court, Doherty Commons.
00:23
For general alarm smokes and heat detection in pull stations.
00:27
Alarm company reporting third floor.
00:28
Four stairs on the box.
00:30
Twenty is ladder three, engine six, engine five, rescue one.
00:33
You're off channel two.
00:40
Ladder three calling.
00:44
Brown answering ladder three.
00:48
Near Doherty Court building is five stories.
00:50
We do have an alarm sound in the building that evacuated.
00:53
We're investigating on channel two.
00:56
Ladder three on scene.
00:58
You have a five-story building alarm is sounding.
01:01
Building has been evacuated.
01:02
The command investigating.
01:09
Engine six to ladder three.
01:18
Is that a false station?
01:25
It doesn't say.
01:26
It just says CLOA.
01:29
All right, I got a pole station here.
01:34
I'll try to reset it.
01:38
Okay, they thought someone was smoking in the hallways.
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Location mentioned:
Dougherty Ct, Portland, ME 04102
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