Fire crews investigate false alarm at Westwood Oaks, Kankakee IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic alarm near the Westwood Oaks apartments and Butterfield Trail. Multiple engines and an ambulance investigated the site but found no signs of fire. The scene was determined to be a false alarm, and crews returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Kankakee IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:22
Transcript:
00:00
Car 6, near Butterfield Trail, automatic alarm.
00:03
Hey, Car 6, sketch around.
00:05
Fourteen eighty-five Butterfield Trail.
00:08
Engine 5 en route.
00:10
Engine 5's en route as well.
00:13
Six also.
00:15
Hi, Engine 6.
00:18
Ambulance 2 and Engine 4 are en route to Butterfield.
00:23
Engine 4 is en route too.
00:27
No service.
00:29
I believe that alarm's tied in it.
00:34
Near Westwood Oaks would have also.
00:39
Okay, call me 5.
00:40
We're gonna get a large store.
00:44
Nothing showing from two sides, investigating.
00:48
Stations.
00:51
Ten four, five units.
00:53
Nothing showing.
00:58
Car 6 on the scene at Westwood Oaks.
01:02
Three Car 6.
01:06
King, Car 6.
01:08
Go ahead.
01:11
I'll have Butterfield Trail come in.
01:14
All these people will come out of 5.
01:17
Okay, this is it.
01:20
King County Sheriff, we have a crew going around the north side of the building.
01:26
(name withheld).
01:29
Take a look on two, which side?
01:33
And just some with flip side.
01:36
Four's on scene as well, on the back side.
01:40
All right, Engine 4.
01:42
Can't come.
01:43
Okay.
01:45
This is coming from the Westwood Oaks side in apartment (number withheld).
01:52
Once there's no fire problem, Car 6 will handle.
01:55
Everybody else will return to service.
01:59
All right, Car 6, question.
02:03
Car 6, you're going to handle it in apartment (number withheld).
02:08
Do you need me to change the address to near Westwood Oaks?
02:12
Yes.
02:14
Go ahead.
02:16
Message received.
02:18
Ambulance 1's available.
02:21
Okay, Miss 1, you're available.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Westwood Oaks Court, Kankakee, IL 60901
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