Fire crews respond to alarm at East Ireland Road business, South Bend IN
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm activation at a restaurant on East Ireland Road in South Bend, Indiana. The alarm was determined to be false, with no signs of fire in the building. Maintenance work on the alarm system was suspected to have caused the activation.
Audio|Heard on: St. Joseph IN Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Units responding to near East Ireland Road for Wingstop regarding commercial fire alarm activation.
00:10
Fire 102, fire dispatch, Fire 102.
00:13
Go ahead.
00:16
We’re receiving two alarms, one showing for Wingstop and one for the adjacent building under the same address.
00:23
I’m clear.
00:29
Dispatching.
00:35
We were leaving the market supermarket, so we’re going to be first in.
00:40
You can tell Engine 10 they don’t have to go hot.
00:45
Okay. Engine 2, are you clear to slow down?
00:50
Clear.
00:53
Engine 8 on scene at one-story commercial building.
01:00
Looks like there are three units in this building.
01:03
There is an audible fire alarm.
01:07
No visible signs of fire, Engine 8 operating.
01:10
Engine 8 investigating, all other companies go level one.
01:13
Clear Engine 8 on scene at one-story commercial building, three units in the building.
01:17
Audible alarm present, no signs of fire.
01:20
Engine 8 will be investigating, all incoming units level one.
01:29
Dispatch, Ireland Command.
01:32
Ireland Command.
01:34
We can disregard all companies.
01:36
We’ve walked through several businesses.
01:39
Fire personnel were told by a manager that they’ve had an issue for a couple of weeks after maintenance was done on the alarm system.
01:51
Command to fire dispatch.
01:53
Command fire dispatch.
02:00
Dispatch, Engine 8, we’re returning to county operations.
02:04
All units may disregard.
02:06
For your information, the alarm company called in,
02:10
advising keyholder (name withheld) will be responding in a gray vehicle, unknown ETA.
02:18
We’re clear, the businesses here said they already contacted the keyholder.
02:24
The issue is the door needed to reset the alarm is stuck.
02:28
The door’s frozen shut.
02:30
So hopefully they’ll be able to take care of it.
02:36
Releasing the fire units at 10:26.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E Ireland Rd Z100, South Bend, IN 46614
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