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Fire alarm testing at residential building on old willow roadNorthfield IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
Old Willow Rd, Northfield, IL 60093

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire alarm at a residential building near Old Willow Road in Northfield was found to be system testing. All emergency units were cleared from the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Red Center Dispatch
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Squad 29, Ambulance 29, Engine 28, and Glenview Truck 14, fire alarm, near Old Willow Road, in Northfield.
00:10
Grid 2913, near Old Willow Road, fire alarm, squad 29, ambulance 29,
00:18
Engine 28, Glenview Truck 14.
00:25
Red, Barkley Command.
00:29
Barkley Command, go ahead.
00:32
Hold them all up.
00:33
They are testing the system.
00:34
They are on the phone of B-24 right now.
00:38
Measure C of all companies are out, 450, Barkley can return?
00:45
They are 128.
00:46
Engine 28 message.
00:55
Ambulon 52, did you get the whole?
01:01
Quad 29. This came in from a private for a general fire alarm.
01:04
You are getting the undrude truck 14.
01:08
We are master-receiver.
01:09
Red Squad 29 location.
01:17
It is like a two-story residential.
01:19
Nothing shown to be off-buscating.
01:24
Squad 29 message received, you got nothing to start a residential.
01:29
The Old Willow command.
01:34
Old Willow command message received.
01:36
Truck 14 interrupt.
01:39
Clansview Truck 14, message received near Old Willow Road for the fire.
01:47
That is squadron.
01:49
Just you one.
01:54
Yeah, they are going to be working on the system for the next hour or so they have taken it out of service with the 24 and we are in service.
02:03
Squad 51 messages, please.
02:04
Redd from Old Willow Road Command.
02:08
Old Willow Road Command, go ahead.
02:12
Squad 29 can handle.
02:13
You can return everyone else.
02:17
Squad 29 message received.
02:19
Engine 28, Glenview, truck 14.
02:21
You can return.
02:22
Glenview with our thing.

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Old Willow Rd, Northfield, IL 60093

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