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Heard on: Portland Fire · 1/3/2026 04:09 PM
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Ladder four, engine eleven, cover city box (number withheld) for near Front St showing smoke and poles on ops three.
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Ladder four and eleven, cover city box (number withheld) for near Front St building five showing smoke and poles.
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Smoke reported near Front St building

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible smoke condition near a building on Front St in Portland. The report involved smoke and power poles, though the exact cause was not confirmed.

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Front St building 5, Portland, ME 04103
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