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False fire alarm at commercial building on Church Street, Janesville WI

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Near Church St, Janesville, WI 53548

Fire units responded to a fire alarm near Church Street at Clary Street and Woodward Avenue. The alarm was initially reported as residential, then updated to commercial. On arrival, crews found no visible fire outside, determining the alarm was false.

Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 131 respond to near Church Street.
00:05
Unit 208. For an alarm.
00:07
Residential fire.
00:09
Cross streets are Clary Street and Woodward Avenue.
00:12
Time now 2026.
00:21
Back Fire Battalion 1.
00:26
Day 1, go ahead.
00:30
Do you have information why this isn't a commercial alarm?
00:37
It's just a call taker under it.
00:39
I can adjust it or upgrade it if you'd like.
00:44
Battalion 1 and 131 will handle for now.
00:55
Rockfire, Battalion 1 is in real.
00:57
You want to ask? either a call.
01:00
Sounds far.
01:04
I can have fire advice if that's okay.
01:07
Okay. Okay.
01:14
Battalion 1 respond to near Church Street.
01:18
Unit 208. For an alarm.
01:21
Commercial fire.
01:23
Cross streets are Clary Street and Woodward Avenue.
01:26
Time now 2028.
01:36
Rockfire, Battalion 1 on scene, multi-unit dormitory, nothing showing from the exterior, visual strobes going off, 131.
01:48
You can stage out.
01:52
So I want to copy all.
01:57
Rock Fire, 131, some scene.
02:01
I'll do on.

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Near Church St, Janesville, WI 53548

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