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False fire alarm at apartment due to detector malfunctionChicago IL

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Near W Churchill St, Chicago, IL 60647

Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm near Churchill St. They found no fire or danger and discovered the alarm was caused by a malfunctioning detector. The detector was replaced with a new one and the crew returned to service.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
1335, truck 28 is seen near Churchill on the automatic alarm[1].
00:04
West, following, nothing showing.
00:06
I'm assuming command, switch the fire ground.
00:09
All right, 35, okay, 35 minutes.
00:21
I'm going to stick around, wait for an engineer hereby Airbox, ETA is 10 minutes.
00:25
I'm going to release 43 and truck 13.
00:28
He'll be in service returning.
00:34
Ty, 17, message received.
00:41
2235, truck 28, service returning, cooking.
00:50
Tain 12 to main oven and apartment 1 S will be returning in service.
00:59
Retirement, well, okay.
01:04
Chuck 16. Chuck 16.
01:11
T.R. You get engine 60 on the way.
01:15
Message receipt 6250 Parkshore East Court CPR in progress.
01:23
P.R.
01:27
Progress. Go ahead.
01:30
Permission of the 10 and 15, we're going to go ahead over to 39 and iron for fuel.
01:38
59 are you available for another assignment if you're 509?
01:42
I don't know the ambulance.
01:52
43 is remaining. We're released by Battalion 17. We're returning in service.
02:00
Okay, 43. Okay, at 43.
02:05
Indy-59. Are you available for another run? Under 59.
02:13
Okay, 59, take abdominal pain near North Sheridan, near North Sheridan.
02:24
59, word route.
02:29
Norferus.
02:32
Yeah, stand by.
02:38
21 is a 99th to Beverly accident or cell phone.
02:46
Okay.
02:52
211. 211.
02:55
We got a report on auto and the building. I'll get back to you with the address.
02:59
All right, message received.
03:02
He wants that auto and building response on.
03:09
98 to May.
03:13
98, go ahead.
03:16
Yes,
03:17
we did a 360 around the apartment.
03:20
We have zero readings on the meter.
03:23
We found out it was the malfunction detector.
03:26
We placed it with a new one.
03:28
We're in service to turn in the quarters.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
automatic alarm: Fire alarm received from an automatic alarm system, often without confirmed fire

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Near W Churchill St, Chicago, IL 60647

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