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false alarm at school triggered by cooking popcornRockford IL

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Near Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61107

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at a large school near Spring Creek Road. The alarm was triggered by cooking popcorn. No fire was found and students were outside the building during the investigation.

Audio|Source: Rockford Fire Department
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 10 and ladder 5, respond to automatic alarm near Spring Creek Road.
00:13
Ladder 5 is en route.
00:16
Time for letterbyte.
00:17
9-10 back to squeeze.
00:25
Time for medic nine through.
00:32
Engine tennis and we're out to Eisenhower.
00:37
104 engine 10 engine 10 I'm in ladder 5 is for a general fire alarm.
00:51
Engine 4 and Medic 5 respond to breathing problems Delta near North Alpine Road, Unit 106.
01:04
9 is arrived.
01:11
Take a sweet.
01:13
Time for Medic 9.
01:20
Medical 11 is right going on.
01:25
104, Medip 11.
01:27
Rapper fired at Medics 7.
01:29
I got one near 9th Street.
01:36
Okay, Simon out.
01:39
104, Medicare.
01:41
Rocker, Medic 3, available from Swedes.
01:45
Medic 3, I'm going to have you replace Medic 7 over near 9th Street.
01:55
Ladder 2 and Medic 7 respond to an unknown medical delta near 9th Street.
02:06
Engine 4 is en route.
02:10
10 for engine 4, engine 4, metacive, A, atom 106, and it's for 88-year-old male difficulty breathing.
02:24
Letter 1010 has arrived on scene of a large school complex.
02:28
We've got students outside.
02:30
Stills are going off, nothing showing from two sides.
02:32
We'll be investigating.
02:36
104.10, I'm seeing of a large school complex, shows going off, students outside, out investigating.
02:45
Number two, then we're out the 9th Street.
02:50
104, ladder two, ladder two, a medic three-year-old sick male.
02:55
That's a real thing.
03:01
10-4[1] Medicines.
03:03
Fire, you can cancel the ladder.
03:05
Staff here with cooking popcorn.
03:07
We're going to clear the building, but it looks like there's no fire at all.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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Location mentioned:
Near Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61107

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