Fire alarm triggered by cooking error in apartment, Boothbay Harbor ME
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Fire & ArsonFire alarm was activated in an apartment on McKown Street, Boothbay Harbor. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector due to a cooking error. No fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln County Fire/EMS and Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:47
Transcript:
00:00
On Booth Bay Harbor Fire, need you to respond to near McKown Street.
00:04
It's going to be for a fire alarm called in by the alarm company showing smoke detector,
00:10
apartment 3B, third floor.
00:13
Again, you need to respond to near McKown Street and Booth Bay Harbor for a smoke detector called in by the alarm company.
00:19
It's apartment 3B boy,
00:22
smoke third floor.
00:24
Your dispatch code is 52, Bravo.
00:26
Six stands, timing your page is 1723.
00:33
Harbor 5, you all set.
00:54
any Booth Bay Harbor Fire coffee the page.
01:03
Fire 7 will be in route to the station.
01:07
Harbor Fire 7 also be advised.
01:09
We did have a couple people call in.
01:12
They advised it was a cooking error there trying to get the smoke out of the apartment.
01:20
10-4[1]. I'm going to continue and make sure everything's okay.
01:28
Hyperfire for us.
01:29
We can't need the station.
01:36
Lincoln, I'm clear this off.
01:37
I'll close it out.
01:38
You can also send me that fire call.
01:42
10-4[1]. You can be advised.
01:43
It is going to be a cooking air.
01:47
Cool.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
McKown St, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
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