Fire alarm caused by burned popcorn in apartment, Kankakee IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire alarm was activated in apartment 219 at 100 Westwood Oaks Apartments in Kankakee, Illinois. The cause was burned popcorn and there was no fire. The alarm was reset and all responding units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Kankakee IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 6 on scene.
00:02
Tank, I'm Car 6.
00:05
Car 6.
00:07
Car 6 is going to be assuming Butterfield command.
00:11
Okay, Car 6 is your command.
00:15
Engine 4, ambulance 2 on scene staged.
00:19
Town 4?
00:22
219 at 1485.
00:25
No, that's not this location, it's at 100.
00:30
Message received.
00:32
Engine 6, are you 10-4?
00:35
Yeah, we're 10-4.
00:37
We're working that way now.
00:40
Message received.
00:42
Engine 4, let's you go over and assist engine 6 as well.
00:46
Message received.
00:50
Command, Engine 6.
00:53
Go for command.
00:56
We were just met by staff.
00:58
They state they've already been up there.
01:00
Engine 6 is going to go up and check and confirm.
01:04
Several.
01:08
Command from Engine 5.
01:10
Gover, command.
01:14
One of the staff members is not sure.
01:16
They went ahead and reset the alarm, so right now we're taking us...
01:19
It's going normal.
01:22
Message received.
01:23
What was the apartment unit again?
01:26
It was 21.
01:29
Injur 5, you cut out.
01:35
219. That's that for it.
01:38
Can't come from, command.
01:40
Command, go ahead.
01:42
For the CAD, this is going to be 100 Westwood Oaks apartment 219.
01:48
Message received, command.
01:49
We're also taking a call for ellipticist at Midtown Powers, Unknown Injuries.
01:55
Message received.
01:56
A-MELS 2 from command, let me have you take that call.
02:00
Never. Okay, okay, I will see this route 340, north here one.
02:04
Amel to see your route 340 north of your own is going to be apartment 402.
02:10
Command engine 6.
02:13
Go for command. Confirmed, apartment 219, no fire problem, we're on our way out.
02:18
10-4, if you just give me the contact info, I'll get the report.
02:23
7-4.
02:25
Engine 4 available.
02:28
Engine 4 available.
02:32
Okay, Graham Waltz 2.
02:35
Go ahead.
02:37
Okay, that's 211 going to 402.
02:40
Command, Agent 5.
02:43
Go for command.
02:46
Agent 5, Amosone, we're out of the building.
02:49
Engine 6 is getting information alarm has been reset.
02:57
Message received.
02:59
You guys can return.
03:00
Thanks.
03:02
Amphor, thank you.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:07
Burned popcorn, apartment 219, no fire problem, alarm has been restored.
03:12
All units are going to be clear of the scene available except for engine six.
03:15
They'll be clear shortly.
03:17
Message your seat.
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Location mentioned:
Westwood Oaks Court, Kankakee, IL 60901
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