False alarm at Menards with evacuation underway, Sycamore IL
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According to the dispatch call, a false fire alarm was reported at Menards in Sycamore. The fire chief arrived, found no fire, and evacuation was in progress while investigation continued.
Audio|Heard on: Dekalb & Southern Kane County Public Safety.
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Transcript:
00:00
...and when we had the alarm company, it is a false alarm there at Menards.
00:05
There's district to be a hoot.
00:13
Okay, great copy.
00:15
The time went in, the picture we'll still go to the scene not emergent.
00:37
Me, David, in Nora, 7969, repeating Newit, Nora 7969.
00:44
My,
00:49
Sycamore Chief 2, I'm on scene at Menards.
00:51
We've got nothing showing with evacuation in progress.
00:54
I don't even hear the alarm going anymore.
00:56
I will be out in investigation mode for your last traffic with the dial.
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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:
Mercantile Dr, Sycamore, IL 60178
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