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Hoffman Estates, IL

Fire alarm false activation from ventilation smoke 

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Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Dispatchers report a fire alarm at 53 Prairiestone Parkway. Fire crews checked the building and found no fire. The alarm was caused by fake smoke or a faulty detector, likely from the ventilation or heating system. The alarm was reset and units were cleared.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch - FD1, FD2, and FD3
02:52

Transcript:
District 24, Ambulance 24, Battalion 6, Engine 24, Engine 21, East and the Ambulance 41, and West Indie Truck 31, Activated Fire Alarm, 53, Prairiestone Parkway, near Praven Avenue and Hoffman Boulevard, in Hoffman Estates. Map page, H.E.99. Home our boards. Central from 606. 606, I'll have... 6.06, I'm going to see it at Naurine 333, Prairie Stone. You can hold the response, and I'll check out their activation. I'll let you know if I need additional equipment. Please. All units respond in the Prairie Stone can disregard. Thank you. Central from Battalion. So he's not occurring in World Wingent 22. We monitor this alarm from our boards. Sorry, we do monitor this alarm and we do not show anything on the panel. We have key holder numbers, however they're not answering. Received 1122. Received, thank you. 606 from Central. Go ahead, Central 606. 606. 606 alarm restored. Okay, nice to receive. It should be an RFO[1]. Go ahead. I'm doing 22 to the fire room. We do have the alarm in RFO. Okay, (name withheld), you go ahead and terminate command. We just had some fake smoke, either one, the HVAC units. Everything's fine here. Keep the alarm in RFO. All companies will be back available here at the Nile arena. On in-unit faulty detectors, the system is going to remain in service as it is. All 22 companies are going to be clear available on the radio. Received. In-unit faulty detector, we will be leaving response up.

Police codes explained
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[1]
RFO: Restored Fire Order

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Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

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