Fire alarm triggered in Elgin apartment building, Elgin IL
Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a five-story apartment building near West Highland Ave, Elgin. Initial reports indicated possible fire visible in a window, but upon arrival, no signs of fire were found from the outside or inside. The alarm originated from a first floor north storage heat detector. Crews investigated and found no confirmed fire and began resetting the alarm system.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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You're responding to the fire alarm on West Highland Switchshops to call them by the alarm company, showing showing the showing the fire in the window description.
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Quintan showing you a route for the accurate elevator alarm, no voice contact.
00:28
On scene at near West Highland Ave.
00:32
A five-story brick apartment building. Nothing showing from Division A and B.
00:38
Engine 6 is here as well. They'll be going into Investigate becoming Battalion 1 Highland Command.
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On scene of five-story apartment building, nothing showing from Division A and D. Engine 6 will be going in to investigate Italian 1 Command.
01:00
Elgin fire west on these Tower 32, the route to Highland for NASA.
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Elgin fire from Streeway Tower 32.
01:16
Yes.
01:18
We're en route to your fire alarm at near West Highland Ave.
01:24
Receive.
01:30
Command from engine four, we're going to be pulling up. You want us to hold on outside before we commit?
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We'll take a crew inside, I'll respect yourself.
01:44
Hang on engine four, go ahead of engine six.
01:51
Where's making the way to the panel now? What's you know in a second?
01:53
No, no, no what's going right now.
01:58
Okay.
02:03
Engine 4, uh,
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why don't you leave your engine in front of near West Highland Ave, make your way to Engine 6?
02:11
If we need to, we'll use IRS backs off engine 6, so just keep your engine out of the way. So we need to get those trucks in here we can.
02:22
Pastor Steve, we'll stay out and meet up with them.
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Engine 2, I'd like you to stay right on Highland right by the driveway there as well.
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Engine 2, top 1.
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Those 2, let's leave your rig out there as well.
02:45
You can make your way to the lobby.
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Yeah, those 2 copies.
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Highland Command for Quint One.
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Quint One.
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We're clearing Louisiana Farmers, you need us to respond to that?
03:10
Yeah, let's bring you in.
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Elgin Fire Highland Command.
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Done.
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I'm going to bring Quint One in. You can hold Streamwood's truck.
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Touch seat.
03:30
Go ahead for Tower 32.
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The point become available. We're going to have them respond and you guys can disregard.
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Thank you.
03:39
Copy that. We'll be returning.
03:45
Engine 6 from engine 4.
03:50
Okay.
03:53
How can we help you?
03:56
We're trying to find that right for the farm room.
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Command 6.
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Mansion 6. The alarm indicates first floor north storage heat detector.
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We'll be heading that way.
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Okay, first floor north.
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Command 6 Engine 6
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Engine 6 We get We can give you water We can end do any tester here
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It seems like it's a chance of leak We're going to bounce the arm and send engine 4 to the second floor She's the water I'm coming from
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Location mentioned:
Near W Highland Ave, Elgin, IL 60123
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