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False fire alarm triggers response in Bloomington, Bloomington IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/27/2025 11:11 AM

Bloomington, IL

Fire alarm activated at Bloomington address with no fire found, raising initial concern with a quick confirmation of false alarm.

Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 3. Fire alarm[1].

00:03

6. Border Court.

00:05

Cross Street Stead End and Wigfield Lane.

00:07

Timeout 1316.

00:14

Disbassment 3?

00:16

Engine 3, go ahead.

00:21

Just clarifying, is that an intentional dispatch for us to respond back to the house?

00:27

Yes, we got another test message alarm.

00:33

Okay, we'll respond back there and confirm that it's been reset.

00:37

Message received.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation reported

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