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False fire alarm at near Thorndale Dr in ElginElgin IL

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Near Thorndale Dr, Elgin, IL 60120

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation near Thorndale Drive in Elgin. After investigation, the fire was confirmed to be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
03:39
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5. Fire alarm activation.
00:04
near Thorndale Drive.
00:07
Between Puntower Drive and Walden Drive, Timeout 0905.
00:12
Engine 5.
00:14
Fire alarm activation,
00:16
near Thorndale Drive.
00:22
Engine 5, near Thorndale for a general fire alarm.
00:32
Elgin Fire, point one.
00:35
Point one, go ahead.
00:40
Go ahead and upgrade this to an extrication,
00:43
start a second, or you're going to start a second in those for now anyways, but go ahead and make Quint 1 command and we'll take an option.
00:54
Upgrading to an extrication, Quint 1 in command.
01:05
Engine 6, Ambulance 1, and Battalion 1, accident with intrapment, Preston Avenue and Congdon Avenue,
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timeout 0906.
01:17
Engine 6, ambulance 1 and Battalion 1, accident with entrapment, Preston Avenue and Congdon Avenue.
01:29
And that's 1,
01:32
that 1, engine 6 for extrication, precedent in Condon accident.
01:42
I'll just fire, point two.
01:45
Point two, go ahead.
01:48
Go ahead and add us that extrication.
01:50
We're already on the road, I think we beat engine 6.
01:53
As received, Quintu, handling the call for Engine 6.
01:57
All units on Preston and Congdon switch to Opts 2 working on Optsue for Preston and Condon.
02:03
Oh.
02:08
...in fire from Engine 6.
02:11
Engine 6. Engine 6.
02:14
Just confirming with dependence required.
02:17
Okay. Okay.
02:23
Affirmative, who's taking the coffee?
02:29
Engine 6, copy.
02:38
Algenit.
02:39
Engine 5. Yeah,
02:43
we see the cancel.
02:44
We're already on the road.
02:45
We'll continue to check it out.
02:48
Okay, thank you.
02:50
I'll be fired time to come here.
02:54
Yeah.
02:58
You can go ahead and mark education complete.
03:04
This received, extrication is complete.
03:10
One, just hold up right there.
03:12
Nate, come see me.
03:18
The main point who is approaching.
03:26
Yeah,
03:37
we confirm this false alarm.
03:39
We're in service.

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Near Thorndale Dr, Elgin, IL 60120

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