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False fire alarm at university residence hall, Bloomington IL

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Park St, Bloomington, IL 61701

A fire alarm was activated in West House at Illinois Wesleyan University. Upon investigation, no fire or smoke was found, only alarm and strobe lights were active. The situation was cleared with no emergency found.

Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1, Italian 1, engine 4, medic 4, and engine 3. Fire alarm.
00:07
(number withheld), East Emerson Street.
00:09
West House, IWU. Cross streets North East Street and Franklin Avenue.
00:15
Timeout,
00:16
1956.
00:26
Back Tuesday, clear enough at Browman. You can cancel Medi-4 and press on that alarm at Emerson.
00:31
Master Steve, Medi-4, Direction.
00:38
Medic 4, would you copy direct? Medi-4 would you copy direct?
00:42
Medi-4 happened.
00:48
Stafford at you.
00:52
Good.
00:58
A case on scene of rest out. I've got nothing shown at this time. I've got some people outside and strobe showing.
01:04
We're going to be off on the investigation.
01:08
Mastery's Medicines 2 on the scene with nothing showing other than strobes investigating 20 hundred.
01:18
Dispatch.
01:20
On scene, I'm home to be home.
01:24
Took on unseen, I see,
01:28
20.
01:31
Dispatch engine one.
01:33
The one good.
01:37
Ronstein at the Rust House will be marrying with the Medic 2, show Engine 1 as Rush Command.
01:43
Engine 1 Russ Command at 20-01.
01:50
The Tony 1 Level 1.
01:56
This is from Ross command.
01:59
Ross command,
02:00
good.
02:03
Got a smoke detector activation in room 420 will be going up on investigation. One matter, two.
02:11
Message received, 20-0-30.
02:18
Engine one engineer from command.
02:23
Good.
02:25
See if you can't silence that and get a reset.
02:30
Copy that.
02:32
Dispatch from Ruska, Mass.
02:35
Russ Kamagan.
02:37
Finding no problems up here.
02:40
Leave Engine 1 and then 2 clear all the units.
02:44
Mass. Mass.G.C. Clearing engines for Engine 4 Battalion 1 at 2005.

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Near Park St, Bloomington, IL 61701

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