Grass fire behind Hannaford near encampment

Heard on: Mount Desert Island Public Safety

01:51

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Attention Ellsworth Fire Department, you've been requested to (number withheld) Foster Street, Bangor Savings Bank.

00:05

(number withheld) Foster Street, Bangor Savings Bank.

00:08

Report of smoke coming from behind the bank, potentially a grass fire.

00:20

That was our engine two, tanker four responding.

00:29

Copy, engine two, tanker four.

00:32

That was our engine two.

00:38

Go ahead, engine two.

00:43

Nothing seen on Foster Street.

00:45

We do have some smoke visible behind Hannaford.

00:50

We're out there investigating.

01:03

Oh, we're attending to.

01:08

Sorry, I'm just.

01:11

We're going to be out at the encampment by Hannaford.

01:21

Oh, we're attending to.

01:29

That was our engine two.

01:34

Go ahead, engine two.

01:38

Can you send a PD unit? Got multiple dogs and individuals here.

01:42

There's an active fire.

01:50

10-4, engine two.

2026-10-07 11:33 UTC

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High St Ste 1, Ellsworth, ME 04605

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a bank on Foster Street for a report of smoke behind the building, possibly a grass fire. Crews later reported smoke behind a nearby Hannaford store and investigated an encampment, where they found an active fire and requested police assistance due to multiple dogs and people present.

Grass fire behind Hannaford near encampment

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