Basement fire alarm checked at Western Avenue home

Heard on: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety

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

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PRCT transmitting a 1st alarm for Hampden 272.

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Respond to (number withheld) Western Ave for a fire alarm activation.

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Alarm was going off in the basement and is now shut it off.

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Want the fire department to come check.

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Page 1123.

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We're done.

00:19

Can you show me out?

00:35

Seven two, this is Charlie.

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If you're responding, (number withheld) Western Ave in Hampden, cross streets are Dewey Street and Canoe Club Road.

00:41

Report of a fire alarm activation.

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It was going off in the basement.

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Turned it off.

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No smoke, no flames.

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It's 1123 .

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Copy, Hamden 272 .

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Two seven two, go ahead.

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Seven 275 , and be on scene.

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It is a single story wood frame residential.

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Nothing showing from three sides.

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We are investigating possible gas vent.

7/1/2026 08:22 AM

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Western Ave, Hampden, ME 04444

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported fire alarm activation at a single-story home on Western Ave in Hampden. The alarm had sounded in the basement but was turned off before crews arrived. Responders found nothing showing from outside and investigated a possible gas vent issue.

Basement fire alarm checked at Western Avenue home

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