Smoke alarm at Illinois American Water facility

Heard on: Cairo Auxiliary Fire

02:00

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

00:00

Attention Cairo fire, attention Cairo fire.

00:02

Please respond to (number withheld) Ohio Street, (number withheld) Ohio Street, Illinois American Water.

00:10

Alarm company state,

00:12

smoke detector in filter room number two.

00:14

There is a representative from Illinois American Water en route.

00:19

Time out. 1817.

00:23

10-4, being around momentarily.

00:34

Cairo Engine Company Two.

00:38

Go ahead.

00:40

En route, (number withheld) Ohio.

00:44

10-4, 1819.

00:52

150, 10-4, 1822.

01:02

Good.

01:13

Affirmative, they are en route.

01:16

Supposed to be filter room number two.

01:21

Ten four.

01:28

He did not state, and I can't remember where he said he was coming in from.

01:33

I will give him a call back and find out.

01:42

One forty-seven, Cairo.

01:48

Funny, they're coming in from Villa Ridge, so it shouldn't be too much longer.

01:58

Ten four, firefighters.

7/28/2026 04:18 PM

Fire

Ohio St, Cairo, IL 62914

Smoke alarm at Illinois American Water facility

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a water utility facility near Ohio Street in Cairo, Illinois, for a reported smoke detector activation in a filter room. A facility representative was reportedly on the way while firefighters responded.

Smoke alarm at Illinois American Water facility

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