False fire alarm at five-story building in Chicago, Chicago IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a five-story building near West Hood Avenue in Chicago. No fire was found, the alarm was a malfunction, and units returned to service.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
02:55
Transcript:
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70 in the truck on the scene, near West Hood, for the automatic alarm, five-story, ordinary.
00:06
Nothing shown.
00:07
We are eastbound.
00:09
Seventy, assuming command, switching to Fireground.
00:13
Just on the end of the same.
00:19
23rd battalion.
00:20
One third battalion.
00:23
Corey, Eddettine, 23.
00:28
All right, Office 75th in Greenwood.
00:31
We're looking around.
00:33
We don't see anything yet.
00:35
We don't really have any walking access up to these tracks here.
00:39
So Truck 34 is putting up their aerial up to the track level.
00:45
See if we get a fireman up there to look around, see if we find a patient.
00:48
I'll let you know.
00:51
Okay, the time is 23 per Norfolk.
00:55
The train traffic is stopped in all directions.
00:58
You don't have Metro tracks there, do you?
01:02
Yeah, actually we have a stopped tram track, but no, no Metro that I'm aware of over here.
01:12
Okay, just double-checked.
01:13
Yeah, per Norfolk.
01:15
They did state traffic.
01:16
We'll be stopped in both directions.
01:19
Operator 2117.
01:24
Got it. I can see the guy's talking to the train conductor right now, so I'll get back down.
01:30
Oh, alright.
01:36
Engine 56 to me.
01:41
56.
01:44
The location we're at it's like a halfway house and the owners are requesting a CPD presence.
01:51
Can you please get us a B-car here?
01:56
1925 and 1923 are both the same.
01:59
1925, 1923.
02:02
The message received.
02:04
The sign 23, England.
02:08
Retain 23.
02:09
Retain 23.
02:14
Office,
02:15
we made contact with the train conductor at the stopped Amtrak.
02:19
It appears the patient in question is with Metro Police in a squad car about a block away.
02:28
Got a couple firemen walking down just to see if he's going to need any EMS here.
02:32
Once we confirm, if he does, we'll have him drive off these elevated tracks to meet the ambulance.
02:38
Otherwise, I'll let you know when everybody's return it.
02:42
Okay, your message is received.
02:49
This is a malfunction here for 70.
02:52
We reset the alarm.
02:53
We are in service returning with the truck.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Hood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
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