Fire alarm at Evanston medical office building; no fire found, Evanston IL


A fire alarm was triggered at a three-story medical office building near Sherman Ave in Evanston. Firefighters arrived but found no smoke or fire signs. They began an investigation to determine the cause.
Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to be.
00:05
ASA assignment for squad 21, truck 23 battalion 21.
00:11
Near Sherman Ave to the phone and fire alarm.
00:14
AFA[1] assignment for squad 21, truck 23 battalion 21.
00:18
Near Sherman Ave for the phone and fire alarm covers a Sherman plaza retail building.
00:23
And there was a smoke fire alarm activation time out of 628.
00:27
Pha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-a.
00:30
Dispatch Battalion 21's off near Sherman Ave.
00:33
Got the three-story immediate care medical office building.
00:38
Nothing showing, no signs of alarm.
00:39
I'll start the investigation in command.
00:41
Pichatown, one's on, same, and command off investigating nothing.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AFA: Automatic Fire Alarm
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Location mentioned:
Near Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
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