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Fire alarm leads to dorm evacuation at Stevenson HallCharleston IL

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Stevenson Hall, 320 Grant Ave, Charleston, IL 61920

A fire alarm was activated at Stevenson Hall, a multi-story dormitory near Grant Ave. An evacuation was carried out while crews searched upper floors for smoke or fire. No visible fire was found outside, and the alarm was reset after checks.

Audio|Source: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Carl Spire, activated fire alarm, Stevenson Hall near Grant Ave, 10, 12.03.
00:06
See,
00:07
Cobb,
00:08
you could show a 301 round to Stevenson, Hall near Grant Ave, 10, 1203.
00:12
See, Cobb, you could show a 301 on route to Stevenson.
00:20
301.174, 12-04.
00:23
C-com,
00:27
go out. 301,
00:35
C-01,
00:36
officer. C-com, go out.
00:43
301, officer on the stand, advise,
00:46
evacuation in progress.
00:57
Click on Virgin 306
01:02
306 See on, push to engine 306, search at 18 in a row
01:08
104, 12.06.
01:17
Seekoff, 33 38.
01:21
Direction 38, go ahead.
01:25
38, clear the hospital, and around to us, C.
01:31
Direction 38, 104, 12.07.
01:39
Take on patrol 2-101.
01:45
Let's go.
01:52
Jason Ratt to Stevenson Hall.
01:56
Officer Vise, evacuation seven-hull, smoke detector.
01:59
Let's Trician is on scene.
02:01
See an goodbye for you guys.
02:08
Sneakown 301 copies.
02:11
You can also show 3.1 on the scene, multi-story dorm.
02:14
Cracuation is noted.
02:15
Nothing shown from the outside.
02:17
301 on the commandant.
02:18
You also investigate.
02:22
3124, 707.5-0-7.
02:29
See, I mentioned 308 on scene.
02:36
308104 11
02:41
Good
02:43
118. 118. 30 Westlocos. 3.0. Westlocum.
02:51
Stating 7th and 8th floor. The alarm's already reset, but we're going to go up to 7 and 8 and make sure nothing's burned.
03:05
306, if you guys just want to hang over there on Grant,
03:08
we'll probably clear you here momentarily.
03:11
This is received.
03:12
See, I'm show 306, Rexor 18, arriving on scene.
03:18
10-4[1]. 1210.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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Location mentioned:
Stevenson Hall, 320 Grant Ave, Charleston, IL 61920

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