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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Bar Harbor YWCA, Bar Harbor ME

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Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

A fire alarm sounded at the YWCA near Mount Desert Street in Bar Harbor. The building was evacuated and checked. No smoke or fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Bar Harbor, MDI and Acadia Police, Fire, EMS, Park Rangers
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
The building has been evacuated.
00:02
Repeating the detention by Harbor Fire Department, report of an activated fire alarm at near Mount Desert Street, the YWCA.
00:09
No seat,
00:11
no sight or smell of smoke or fire.
00:14
The building has been evacuated.
00:20
Fire 1 by harbor.
00:27
Can you go ahead to start Mount Desert Fire for that YWCA fire alarm and make sure they know they cannot come down Mount Desert Street and they'll have to go down by the ball field and up that direction.
00:40
They cannot come down Mount Desert Street.
01:01
Attention, Mount Desert Fire Department, requesting response to near Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor for a fire alarm going off in the YWCA.
01:12
The first two floors had been checked, nothing to see or smell.
01:16
You won't be able to go down Mount Desert Street out as this is closed at this time.
01:22
Again, repeating response to near Mount Desert Street in Mount Harbor for a fire alarm activation going off at the YWCA.
01:30
The first two floors have been checked, nothing seen or smelt.
01:34
You will not be able to access it off of Mount Desert Street as it is currently shut down.

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Location mentioned:
Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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Incident Timeline

  1. Utility Crew Mobilization and Recovery Efforts
  2. Resource Management and Detour Setup
  3. Expansion of Road Closures and Detours
  4. Utility and Public Safety Coordination
  5. Road Closures and Hazard Assessment
  6. Initial Incident: Truck Strikes Poles

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