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False fire alarm activation at residential building in PortagePortage WI

audio iconFire & Arson
Main St, Portage, WI 53901

A fire alarm activated at a residential building near Main Street, Portage. Fire units responded but found no smoke or flames. The situation was investigated and cleared with no fire found.

Audio|Heard on: Sauk and North and Surrounding County Fire Departments
Listen to dispatch call
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Columbia County, Portage Fire, Porch, Fire, a fire alarm activation was called in by the alarm company for the River,
00:05
Wisconsin, near Main St, cross Urfuel Street and Airport Road.
00:10
The zone is 993, the general fire alarm, time 11:51.
00:23
The
00:55
We're trying to transport here, we're about to be clear.
01:05
Time for.
01:14
Portage fire.
01:15
You should have part and check your three and out.
01:19
As far, just confirmed you is happy to sabotage it or something else on the cell.
01:25
You're going to be able to come and go.
01:31
You want to be a little you can enter.
01:39
Turn and fix all handles.
01:42
Coffee, Columbia County, do you copy direct?
01:45
Affirmative.
01:50
...Durrentive.
01:51
Drop again another open, it said GG cargo.
02:03
You can show 651 on location.
02:06
Single story,
02:08
multi-resident,
02:09
building,
02:10
no smoke, no flame, showing at this time.
02:12
631 to be out investigating.
02:14
You can show 6321 command.

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Location mentioned:
Main St, Portage, WI 53901

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