Structure fire with serious burns on Leeman Arm Rd, Palermo ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred near Leeman Arm Road in Palermo. Multiple emergency units responded. The building was heavily damaged, with reports of power lines down. One person came out with serious burns. A LifeFlight was requested for medical evacuation. Neighbors reported that a family was believed to be inside the house at the time of the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety
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07:48
Transcript:
00:00
Have we confirmed if the occupants in the house are outside?
00:07
Negative.
00:09
Copy.
00:11
Liberty Tanker, 73 to all that just held me in route.
00:19
Copy, enter 23-43.
00:26
Liberty 7-1.
00:30
Good.
00:32
Hi. Do you mean another tone for ambulance?
00:39
Thank you. Thank you to one.
00:41
Annapolis with L-A-N-A-N-A department just now.
00:46
Copy that's another two, thanks.
00:53
Call the Com, this is a looking at o'clock 70 and 8 with two on board.
00:58
Copy.
01:04
Thermal 20 is on scene.
01:08
Copy.
01:14
Pohan-O-23 Waldo.
01:17
What?
01:20
The residence is pretty much rubble at this time.
01:28
Not seeing anybody around the residence.
01:35
Copy.
01:41
20 truck 77 Waldo.
01:45
Is it right or left on Leeman Arm?
01:55
It's before the fork.
01:56
It's going to be on the left-hand side, doesn't I?E8.
01:59
10-4[1].
02:05
21, Waldo. You can hear 25 in a half.
02:10
We also have a lime that just came down.
02:14
Copy.
02:15
We also have a Lyme that just came down.
02:22
Okay.
02:24
Neighbor states,
02:26
gentlemen and his son were believed to be in the house.
02:30
He has the neighbors, the dogs from the residence, but he believes the family was in the house.
02:35
Copy.
02:39
Well,
02:40
about Liberty Rescue One in the rap.
02:43
Copy Liberty Rescue.
02:45
In Route 2348.
02:49
Waldo, Monville Engine 3 is responding.
02:54
Copy.
02:57
Monville did not hear any of the units respond to the second tone.
03:02
Well,
03:04
I guess that's what we're gonna get.
03:08
Liberty Truck 77 off on scene.
03:12
Copy, unseen 204-8.
03:15
Waldo, Comple, Leroy, under 1 in route.
03:19
Copy, en route 24A.
03:23
Number 1, could you give me directions to Lema Arms, Waldo?
03:29
It's right off of Route 3.
03:32
It's going to be on your right, right before Hanan Shore.
03:42
I think I received.
03:44
Come back with that, you said Hammond Shore.
03:47
Before Hanon Shore, it's right after Bushy Shore.
03:53
It's actually going to be on your left, sorry.
03:56
Rescue one to Wado.
03:58
Can we? Okay.
04:00
Bye.
04:01
Rescue one, try again.
04:04
Okay,
04:06
although we do have one person that just emerged from the fire.
04:11
Copy Polaro.
04:12
Okay, this will be side the rest.
04:15
Let's try again.
04:19
Can we get another rig on standby?
04:22
We'll copy that.
04:27
Hold on Mongo 1.
04:31
Good.
04:33
One might want to advise 701 that I'm by myself, I'm not going to be able to set up in the lake.
04:39
He might want to send another engine.
04:42
Whatever in 701, you copy.
04:51
So serious burns.
04:54
We're trying to locate second.
04:56
I get heavy fire everywhere, power lines down, we're going to work.
05:04
Copy.
05:22
Liberty ambulance, Liberty Fire, another town to respond to the area of 111-11 Leeman Arm in Palermo.
05:28
We need another rescue on standby,
05:31
and we need another rigs of Liberty Fire.
05:34
All the Com Clear 2351.
05:39
Monville Wanda Woldo, go ahead and try a third alarm for Montville.
05:54
Mountville fire, third tone to respond to 11-11 Leeman Arm again, 11-Lean arm in Palermo, or Montvill 1, either respond for a structure fire.
06:03
Olocum clear, 22, 21.
06:08
Pallermo 23 Waldo.
06:11
Alright.
06:13
Can we get light flight, please?
06:17
I'll call them.
06:20
Have any takers sending through the wall, you can send me up on scene.
06:23
Copy on soon.
06:26
Com, promo 4 and promo 8 is headed to the station.
06:31
Copy.
06:35
I'm trucker was off on scene.
06:38
Copy.
06:45
Um,
06:46
I'll be in 104 in room.
06:49
Copy.
06:55
Formal 23.
06:58
Formal 23.
07:02
Formal 23. Formal 23.
07:04
Go ahead.
07:08
Are you good with the Sheepscot boat landing out of the landing zone?
07:14
104, that or the helipad.
07:17
Whichever you want, I just have to tell them.
07:23
Liberty or F2-1 to 4-A-123.
07:25
Do you have another 14 with you?
07:33
4-1-2-7-01.
07:39
Go ahead.
07:42
What do you guys need on Steam?
07:46
Stand for.
07:47
Stand for.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Leeman Arm Rd, Palermo, ME 04354
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