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Fire department investigates fire alarm at Munster buildingMunster IN

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N Centennial Dr, Munster, IN 46321

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire department responded to a fire alarm at a building near North Centennial Drive in Munster. They accessed the property using a Knox box, checked the structure including garage doors and upstairs areas, and confirmed no active fire was present. The alarm appeared to be false, with no signs of fire found during their investigation.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
05:33
Transcript:
00:00
What?
00:01
I believe it's got a Knox box.
00:04
Check the entrance on the River Road side.
00:07
I'm going to check the Charlie's side.
00:11
Copy that.
00:16
Central 31.28 on Steve.
00:19
10-4.
00:24
Somebody can bring their squad and come south in the alleyway from about 20th in between Louisiana and Ohio.
00:50
Eton-16, 90,
00:53
60, 87, or half the other than Nelson.
00:56
I got it. I'm happy.
01:05
(name withheld) is going to be Robert Ocean, Charles King, Young, Mary, Ocean, Robert Edward.
01:12
First name is going to be Lincoln, Ida, Ocean, Nora, Edward Lincoln, State of Earth, 11, 10, 18s before.
01:20
He's got dementia and he's in Lebanon, Indiana right now.
01:23
If you can contact that PD and let him know, I'm waiting on information for the vehicle.
01:32
No, is he missing or he's in Lebanon?
01:37
She's tracking his vehicle, but he doesn't know where he's at or what he's doing.
01:42
I'll copy that.
01:48
They walked around, there was nothing, but it ended up being a fire alarm.
01:53
So they wanted us to come out and check it out.
01:54
I'm going to check on key holders.
01:58
We got a Knox box.
02:00
We got to look at the garage doors.
02:07
There is a Knox box.
02:08
I thought there was.
02:13
Come over here, we'll get the key out.
02:16
We'll trip the burglar alarm when it is with this.
02:21
Brian said he's small come over here.
02:23
I don't know, these trailers have got a lot of hazardous material on them, but probably wouldn't hurt to check out inside of base.
02:30
I want a thorough overlook at this, inside of this building.
02:40
Central.20203.
02:41
2.03?
02:47
Beyond the scene, 9610, North Centennial.
02:51
Full-story residential over-commercial.
02:54
I'll take them and we're going to be working on fire ground ride.
03:02
1411 from Louisiana.
03:05
Copy.
03:07
Full 63 central and also the submission.
03:12
Copy.
03:17
Control 5071, I'll be assisting at the hospital.
03:21
Copy.
03:26
Respond 8130 Frederick Avenue with the medics for a suicidal subject.
03:36
Sit-1 to back and I'm 23.
03:39
Copy 6-1.
03:44
I agree, but it's no description on it.
03:51
Confirm Knox box.
03:52
We'll make an entry, so we might be triggering the burglar alarm again.
03:58
10-4.
04:05
102019.
04:06
Copy 115, 12,
04:14
128 sent you.
04:16
That picture of it.
04:20
So far.
04:25
163-4 is also out of 6003.
04:29
Copy.
04:34
On the good product. You send an item, please.
04:38
Affirm.
04:40
Please.
04:45
You can go ahead and disregard station coverage.
04:50
Clear. Like a service.
04:56
I'm trying to copy no noise complaint.
04:59
No type.
05:00
Clear.
05:02
Did you still want the other out because this still has an officer safety alert on this address?
05:10
And there's a note next to it that says please do not set alarm so somebody didn't listen.
05:20
We're clearing here where all the trucks are parked at.
05:24
We're making our way through the east.
05:28
I'll go upstairs, look around upstairs real quick,
05:32
but we're going to be clearing here shortly.

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N Centennial Dr, Munster, IN 46321

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