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Fire alarm triggered by accidental pull at Johnson Building, Dixon IL

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Near Washington Ave, Dixon, IL 61021

A fire alarm went off at the Johnson Building near Washington Avenue. It was later found that the alarm was accidentally activated during a routine test using a key. There was no actual emergency reported.

Audio|Source: Lee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention Dixie, Fire Department, Fire Department needed, Jack Babley, near Washington Ave, the Johnson Building for an automatic fire alarm.
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Attention Dixon City, Department,
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Department needed Jack Mabley, near Washington Ave, the Johnson Building, for a general fire alarm, 10.083.
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Testing on fireband, one, two, three, four, five, four, three, two, one,
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two,
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four, three, two,
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one, two,
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five, four, three, two,
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one.
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I spoke with (name withheld) at the (name withheld) Center.
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He said that they were testing with the key and accidentally pulled the pole station.
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No emergency.

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Near Washington Ave, Dixon, IL 61021

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