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False alarm reported at multifamily dwelling 

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Near Pacific Ave, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
A fire alarm went off at a multifamily building, but no smoke or fire was found. Responders arrived and reset the alarm, believing it was a false alarm.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch - FD1, FD2, and FD3
02:26

Transcript:
Didn't have a premise number listed. Crosses Boardwalk and Bloody Road, 830 Pacific Avenue. It's responding to Pacific Avenue. We did have a resident call-in. They're advising no flames and no smoke scene. They think it's a false alarm[1], but they're not sure what the causes. So that's for 4-22. Engine 22 is on the scene of a three-story, multifamily dwelling. We have nothing showing from three sides. (name withheld) is going to be Pacific Command and where a letterbound. Have everyone switched over to fireground upon arrival? We must have received all units responding to Pacific Avenue. Switch over to Fireground at Arrival. District 16, ambulance 16, and engine 16, ambulance call. Check for well-being, 3286, Park Straw Road, at Kimball Hill Park, near Plaza Drive in Lexington Lane, in Rolling Nettos, map page, RM at 5 and 011. Responding for a subject possibly passed out. The ambulance 1-6 and engine 16 for the ambulance call, 3286, Kirchhoff Road, Kimball Hill Park. You are responding with police for a subject that's possibly passed out. They did believe, or caller did believe that the patient was breathing. They gave us a description of a male white with a red shirt, black pants, laying on the sidewalk. Cross with their Lexington Lane and paused, drop 3-286, Kirchhoff Road at Kimball Hill Park. Again, you're responding with police. Control from Pacific Command. Command, go ahead. Do you have a reset on our end? Where are you shown? Let me check. Civic Command from Central, your alarm there is restored. All right, you can terminate Command, unknown problem, follows. Everything is reset.

Police codes explained
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[1]
false alarm: False fire alarm or activation

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Near Pacific Ave, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
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