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Elgin Fire Engine 22 responded to a reported fire alarm, determined there was no fire but found a small leak from a sprinkler backflow preventer; building management notified., Elgin IL

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Elgin, IL

According to the dispatch call, elgin Fire Engine 22 responded to a reported fire alarm, determined there was no fire but found a small leak from a sprinkler backflow preventer; building management notified.

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01:11
Transcript:
00:00
Elgin fire engine 22.
00:04
Engine 22.
00:07
No fire problem here.
00:08
We may have a very small leak coming from the backflow preventer on the sprinkler system.
00:13
We're going to try for reset and see if we can get it to go.
00:16
Could you make contact with the building here and let them know that there is a very small leak and they're going to have to have somebody come out to get it fixed?
00:24
I will see if we have contact information for the building owner.
00:31
Elgin fire engine 22.
00:35
Elgin Fire, go ahead for Engine 22.
00:38
Affirmative just advised me that I left a message for the owner.
00:45
Just checking two unoccupied units here.
00:48
Other than that, we haven't found problems.
00:51
We'll be fired engine 22.
00:54
Engine 22.
00:57
We just made entry into Unit 322 to check for any issues.
01:00
You may get a burglar alarm.
01:03
Message received, Unit 322.
01:07
332.
01:09
Correction, 332.

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