Smoke triggers false fire alarm at Elgin building, Elgin IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm triggered by smoke in a building at near South State St in Elgin. No active fire was found, and the alarm was caused by a single smoke detector, possibly due to light smoke from food.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
I mean engine six. Engine six. Engine six. There is no active fire alarm in the building right now. Okay, I'll actually head up to 602. We're at 602. Also, our key would not get us into the main fire alarm panel room right now.
00:28
because our key for some reason we'll not get us in there right now. Okay, Algin Fire State command. Go ahead. For everybody else, it's still inbound at 120 South State. I haven't reduced to Code 2[1] and continue. It's still en route to 120 South State. You can come in code 2. And it looks like you might have put me on the wrong call here.
00:58
Yes, certainly did. Sorry about that. Andrew 1-20. Go ahead and stage. You don't need to get into the parking lot. 6. Engine 6.
01:27
Food in 602, correct? Correct? Flores out. This light smoke in 602. Okay, you need any other resources? We'll send everybody home. If we can, just get one company to get into the alarm panel, see if there's any activations there. Okay, engine one from command. Got.
01:56
Elgin Fire State Command. Go ahead. We'll keep engine 6 and engine 1. You can have everybody else back, terminate command, and give you apps 2 back. 10 4. Keeping Engine 6 and Engine 1, everybody else can return. Releasing Apps 2.
02:18
Pump 6A
02:19
6A We are going to need a fan up here to 6 might run up the elevator
02:23
Pump 6 is in route
02:24
Go ahead.
02:25
There's no alarm activation.
02:26
Just showing it already acknowledged heat 809, a trouble alarm there.
02:30
Nothing further.
02:31
I think there was a regular smoke detector going off in here, not the actual fire alarm in the building.
02:34
Just a single unit smoke detector.
02:36
That may say.
02:39
No alarm activation.
02:40
You guys are all good.
02:41
51 at that, Tomar.
02:42
18.51 at the alarm, I should take.
02:44
Engine 6, engine 1.
02:45
You guys put smoke in the hall?
02:46
Yeah, that was awesome. You could just silence the alarm.
02:47
Okay, we'll go back in and do that.
02:48
Okay, we'll go back in and do that.
02:49
The town of the mulge of fire.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:51
I'm now getting a full fire alarm at 120th State.
02:53
Okay, I didn't catch all of their traffic.
02:56
They may be working on resetting it.
02:58
10-4[2] just one.
02:59
Fire, engine six. Engine six.
03:00
That was us.
03:01
We got some smoke in the hallway to get off the alarm.
03:02
Ten, four.
03:03
Ten is six from engine one.
03:05
Go ahead.
03:06
Let us know when you want to go for a reset.
03:08
We'll do. Stand by.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Proceed without lights and sirens (non-emergency)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
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Location mentioned:
Near S State St, Elgin, IL 60123
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