False fire alarm at building on near Portland St, South Berwick ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 07:29 PM

Near Portland St, South Berwick, ME 03908

Fire and police responded to smoke alarms at a building near Portland Street. They checked all sides and confirmed audible alarms but found no signs of fire or danger. The incident was determined to be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: South Berwick Police, Fire, and York Ambulance

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

Let me send in the third department over to near Portland Street for smoke alarms going on.

00:06

Okay.

00:14

So forth fire, standby for smoke alarms.

00:18

So forth fire, stand by for smoke alarms.

00:33

40 bonds lane at the Hamilton House.

00:36

Towing kitchen motion.

00:37

Seeholder pending.

00:40

Town, Portland, be around.

00:46

104.

00:49

Portland Street.

00:51

Time of your tones, 2230.

00:58

L3 Dismatch.

01:00

Myself in 207 will be out. That alarm. That alarm.

01:05

104. 104.

01:14

I'm going to be able to be.

01:21

Dispect on the air for self-burnt fire, transmitting second tones for a still alarm,

01:26

smoke detector bravo level near Portland Street.

01:31

Dispect on the air for self-burk fire, transmitting second tones for a still alarm, smoke detectors, Bravo level near Portland Street, Tommyonetones, 2234.

01:45

Silver Fire Sabers.

01:49

Silver Fire, go ahead.

01:53

On the air waiting crew.

01:58

Receive on the air waiting crew. Receive on the air waiting crew.

02:03

...on the air waiting crew.

02:06

11 dispatch.

02:10

Two rovingwood.

02:14

Audible alarms, all four sides, nothing's showing from the outside,

02:20

inside of view as all set as well.

02:25

104. Break 203, 207.

02:27

All set.

02:30

All set.

02:35

104. 104.

02:43

Johnberg, engine one, seven.

02:47

Engine one, go ahead.

02:51

In-route, two-worn to Portland.

02:53

Smoke to take their activation of a crew four.

02:59

Received in-route with a clue four. PD is on scene saying nothing showing from four sides.

03:04

Definitely here's an audible alarm.

03:11

Enjoy copy, thank you.

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Near Portland St, South Berwick, ME 03908

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