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Fire alarm at Portillo's restaurant near DeKalb AveSycamore IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
DeKalb Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178

According to the dispatch call, multiple emergency units responded to an automatic commercial fire alarm at Portillo's restaurant near DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore. Upon arrival, responders found no signs of fire or need for evacuation. The alarm had been triggered multiple times recently. The situation appears to be a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: KenCom Fire Fire: Dispatch [Ch 1]
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01:40
Transcript:
00:00
Pension Cigmore fire shift recall multiple calls.
00:02
Cigmore fire shift recall multiple calls.
00:05
The fire department for an automatic commercial fire alarm at Portillo's, near DeKalb Avenue.
00:12
Portillo's near DeKalb Avenue commercial fire alarm.
00:16
Timeout 1748.
00:19
Public season, route to Portillo's from the hospital.
00:23
Medic 2 en route from the hospital message received.
00:27
Cigmar Medic 2 to Calcutta County.
00:31
Getting on 121, 141 in route.
00:35
121, 141, responding to the Stiltown's personal injury accident, East Schoolhouse Road,
00:41
East Beach Coach Trail.
00:43
Looks like the patient in a blue Chevy Travers is complaining on a back pain.
00:49
County Sycamore Battalion 1 en route to Portillo's.
00:52
We're going to hold engine one in quarters.
00:55
Tyane one, you're in route to Portillo's.
00:57
Holding engine one in quarters, message received.
01:01
County, Sigmar, Medic 2 is on scene.
01:04
We've got a two-story brick building.
01:06
Nothing showing, no evacuation.
01:08
We'll go out there.
01:10
Medic 2 on scene, message received.
01:13
Okay, I'm 121, 141 on scene, two vehicles, minor damage, and be out investigating.
01:20
Two-4.
01:22
County, battalion, one's on scene, portals.
01:26
Battalion, one, you're on-scene, message receipt.
01:29
We just got a call from the alarm company.
01:31
Advising the alarm was activated multiple times, most recent, within the last minute.
01:37
Receive.
01:39
We got it, thanks.

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Location mentioned:
DeKalb Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178

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