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False fire alarm pulled by toddler at Bridgton AcademyBridgton ME

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Near Academy Ln, Bridgton, ME 04057

A false fire alarm was triggered at Bridgton Academy Memorial Gym when a toddler pulled the alarm lever. Fire units responded but the situation was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by the child.

Audio|Source: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Bridgson, standby for a fire alarm activation, 2323 handcuffed drive at Bridgeton Academy Memorial Gym.
00:23
File out on the air, supervised box five, Britishon engine 75, engine 71, ladder 71.
00:30
Responder number 23, Hancock Drive at the British Academy Memorial Gym, your cross street at Chadbourne Hill Road.
00:36
B4A, file-lum activation called in by the Law & Marketing Company.
00:39
It is a Charlie-level response.
00:41
Repeated file, I'm on the air, supervised box 5, British and engine 75, engine 71, ladder 71.
00:47
Respond of number 23, again 2-3, Hancock Drive at the Bridgett Academy Memorial Gym.
00:52
It's going to be a power alarm activation called in by the alarm warning company Charterrida of a response.
00:57
Time of the television, 1629.
01:04
2 to 6.1.
01:11
6.2 to 6.6.1.
01:16
Go ahead.
01:18
2.8 at the station.
01:22
I'll be there momentarily, I'm coming by the monument right now.
01:28
I'll be that, I'm on the way up waiting.
01:33
Have the message.
01:36
I'm Ciburgeon 6-2.
01:41
Go for 6-2.
01:43
So we just received an additional call from a male name (name withheld) on scene advising a toddler pulled the alarm.
01:54
Copyda, did you see somebody pulled the alarm?
01:59
That's affirmative, there's a two and a half year old unseen who pulled the alarm.
02:05
Copy that, we've got Enion 71, Ladder 71, we'll both be in rural routine,
02:11
and we'll go out and reset the alarm.
02:15
Firearm copies units will be en route routine.
02:18
It's actually going to be our IT person that works here, reporting that it was a two and a half year old and sold it.
02:29
Copy that.
02:35
One fire line in route, crew two,
02:38
and Joe, engine 71 in route with the crew of two.
02:44
I'll show Units en route.
02:49
I'll show you in route.
02:53
Fireland, G701, I'll be in route as well.
02:57
I'll try and route.
02:59
I want to make sure you copy the traffic because this was a false alarm pulled by a toddler.
03:07
You can't talk to that, thank you.
03:16
Fire alarm from ambulance 62.
03:20
Fireline answering, Avalu, 62.
03:27
62.
03:28
62, fireline.
03:29
We're clear, easy to be turning.
03:30
Fire alarm. We're clearing.
03:37
The fire alarm.
03:39
The fire alarm.
03:45
Anyone with?
03:49
Do we know exactly what building is in the dining hall or one more?
03:57
71, we were told to Jim.
04:02
Have the message, thank you.

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Near Academy Ln, Bridgton, ME 04057

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