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Fire alarm triggered by dust cleaning at warehouseElgin IL

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Near St Charles St, Elgin, IL 60120

Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation at a warehouse near St Charles St, Elgin, IL. Upon investigation, it was found that the alarm was triggered by dust from cleaning activities. No fire was present at the scene.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 23, engine 21, engine 22, Quint 1, Ambulance 21, and Battalion 1, fire alarm activation 1200,(number withheld) St.
00:13
Charles Street, DAFCO,(number withheld) St.
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Charles LLC, Elgino Hare Commerce, between Route 2, 5 in Hammond Avenue,
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Time Out 1351.
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Engine 23. Engine 21.
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Engine 22. Quint 1.
00:31
Ambulance 21 and Battalion 1.
00:34
Fire alarm activation.
00:36
1200 (number withheld) St.
00:38
Charles Street.
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21, you can actually disregard.
00:42
This is going to be for...
00:47
and company to respond for an activated fire alarm at 1200 (number withheld) St.
00:51
Charles Street is going to be the Elgin O'Hare Commerce for the general fire alarm that came in on our alarm board.
00:58
201 are shaking in route.
01:00
And units responding can take up too.
01:07
I show all units en route to 1200 (number withheld) St.
01:10
Charles Street, Elginoher Commerce for the general fire alarm.
01:20
Elgin Fire to all units responding to St.
01:23
Charles Street.
01:24
It's going to be a keybox installed on the D-David side of the building, and this looks like there's an alert for Firewatch building.
01:39
Elgin Fire 200 and Upst 2.
01:42
Go ahead, 200.
01:47
I'm not have seen an Elginahare.
01:50
Mega warehouse.
01:52
Nothing showing from the...
01:55
Alpha or Delta Division.
02:00
I'm going to assume command on the D-David sector.
02:08
On the scene, not like a warehouse, nothing showing from Alpha Bravo David Division.
02:13
You will be St.
02:14
Charles Command on the D-David sector.
02:22
And engine 23 is arrived around the scene.
02:27
Engine 23, come to the D-David side.
02:30
It's our panel.
02:34
We didn't have evacuation on them.
02:41
Bravo.
02:42
Engine 21 if you want to take the FDC.
02:51
Got that problem slide.
02:57
The stage until we get a location on the alarm activation.
03:03
Okay.
03:07
The email is 21's on C.
03:13
Command from 104.
03:16
Go ahead.
03:18
Make contact with the employees.
03:20
They advised they were doing some cleaning, blew some dust into a smoke defector.
03:23
Remember one's not in the FDA, they are saying no fire at this time enough.
03:29
Understood. Do you know what unit?
03:33
You've been just right through with me? We'll see, uh...
03:35
I do want to confirm what they're saying? And then we'd call everybody.
03:40
Understood, thank you.
03:46
Command from 104, I have confirmed it's just dust from cleaning.
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You can clear other company.
03:52
I'll keep engine 23 to hear to reset the system.
03:56
The message received, Algin Fire.
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I'm Elgin Air Command.
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Go ahead, command.
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Engine 23 is going to remain unseen.
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All other companies can return and go available.
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You can terminate command,
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release opts 2.
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Engine 23 will work on resetting the alarm.
04:20
Steve's confirmed dust cleaning.
04:22
Engine 23 is going to stay on scene.
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All other companies can return, terminating command and releasing option.
04:32
Alderman Fire from Engine 23.
04:34
We're showing systems normal here.
04:35
Should have a restore?
04:39
Message received, we're getting the restore right now.

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Near St Charles St, Elgin, IL 60120

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