False fire alarm at three-story multi-family building, Downers Grove IL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a three-story multi-family building near Maple Ave in Downers Grove. Responding crews found no fire or smoke. The problem was with the building's alarm system, not an actual fire. The alarm was sounding due to a dialer issue, not fire.
Audio|Source: Downers Grove and Westmont Police/Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
FD alarm, multi-family, District near Maple Ave, 29A, Downers Grove, Battalion 100, Engine 105, Medic 1-02, Squad 101, Tower 102, Cross Street of Walnut Avenue and Ramp.
00:20
Two-com battalion 100, now, and on the scene, near Maple Ave, three-story, multifamily.
00:28
Nothing showing.
00:30
I'm going to go in and check out the family to what's going on.
00:32
Off command.
00:35
All right, I have you on three-story multi-family with nothing showing and in command.
00:38
Just be advised I did make notification to the premise here about 10 minutes ago that their alarm was holding in trouble,
00:45
but no fire activation on our board either.
00:49
Understood.
00:57
They're hearing the alarm.
01:02
What's hear you on your words?
01:15
Despondent in the lot.
01:16
Squad, Diefound in the lot.
01:19
Squad, Diefound in the lot.
01:22
You can just sold it to Battalion 100 and Squad 101.
01:28
It appears that they have a problem with their dialers, not an actual fireline issue.
01:32
All right, message received at an alarm issue.
01:35
Squad 101 in the battalion to handle.
01:37
Motion 105, Medicaid, Tower, 102.
01:39
You can return.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Maple Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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