False fire alarm at Smithton school building

Heard on: St. Clair IL Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Attention, Freiburg and Smithton units, be advised.

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Have your fire departments respond to (number withheld) South Hickory Street in Smithton for a general fire alarm sounding.

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Killers are pending.

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Nine copies, thank you.

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Hi, copy. I'll be en route to check the area.

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Ten.

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Backup 2607, I'm coming up 23.

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Nothing showing from the exterior.

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There's some staff members here I'm going to talk to them.

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10-4.

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2607.

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Go ahead.

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Yes, sir. We just got a call from the alarm company there.

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Advising it's a false alarm and they're working on it.

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Backup 2607.

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Go ahead. Confirm it's a false alarm.

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They're working on putting the school desk out into the fire alarm system.

7/23/2026 04:10 AM

Fire

S Hickory St, Smithton, IL 62285

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Freiburg and Smithton were dispatched to a reported fire alarm at a school near South Hickory Street in Smithton. Responders found no signs of fire, and the alarm company later reported it was a false alarm while work was being done on the fire alarm system.