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False fire alarm triggered by cooking smoke, Mattoon IL

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Near Goldenoak Ave building a, unit 9, Mattoon, IL 61938

Fire units responded to a false fire alarm at Building A, Unit 9, near Golden Oak Ave in Mattoon. The alarm was triggered by smoke from residents cooking sweet potatoes in the living room. No fire was present and the alarm system was reset.

Audio|Source: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Matt 2, Fire, activated fire alarm, respond to near Golden Oak Ave, Mattoe Commons.
00:06
It will be Building A,
00:08
Unit 9, Building A, Unit 9.
00:10
Point of activation is living room smoke zone 27.
00:13
See come clear, 1220.
00:17
19 fire this call engine 23 engine 21 rescue 25 rescue 28 version off
00:29
Seagown 21 so 21 25 25 28 23 in round
00:37
10 all units around 12 22
00:46
21 from CCOM.
00:51
Go ahead, 21.
00:54
The alarm company made contact with someone.
00:57
They advise they accidentally set it off that people living there won't stop smoking in the living there.
01:04
21, cop.
01:10
21 will continue to use their fire units condition card.
01:21
CICOM Show 28, clear and available.
01:27
10-4[1],
01:29
so Trentport.
01:31
C-Corp. C-comer Show, engine 23,
01:34
rescue 25, same traffic.
01:40
10-4[1]-12-24.
01:42
See, I, 21.
01:47
To anyone, but... See, Council 21 arriving on scene.
01:52
We've got approximately 50 by 150.
01:55
Single story, single-family residence.
01:58
The lawn is still activated. We have to be out of the investigation.
02:02
21 of that part.
02:09
Got it, you go ahead and sign with that. Where do you get down there?
02:13
Reset it.
02:17
10-4[1].
02:23
Reset, all systems are normal.
02:24
All systems are normal.
02:29
Off for 21. 21, then.
02:36
See, Council, 21, clear avail.
02:38
Residents was cooked sweet potatoes in the oven.
02:41
It's been reset.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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Near Goldenoak Ave building a, unit 9, Mattoon, IL 61938

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