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Elgin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a two-story nursing home on Riverview; smoke source determined to be burnt popcorn, command terminated and all units cleared.South Elgin IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
Riverview Dr, South Elgin, IL 60177

As discussed during the dispatch call, elgin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a two-story nursing home on Riverview; smoke source determined to be burnt popcorn, command terminated and all units cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Kane IL Fire-Talk Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Two units in route to C.
00:02
North Chain,
00:04
riverview, route up for the general fire alarm.
00:07
We call the facility preceding it, light paper, popcorn, and the main dining room.
00:13
Point two is left by a train.
00:16
Elgin Fire copies.
00:19
Point two is back in route.
00:21
Elgin Fire copies.
00:24
Elgin Fire under six.
00:26
The windside squad.
00:30
We're on scene two-story nursing home.
00:32
There's nothing showing from the exterior for the battalion 1-jane command that engine 6 will be going to hear your rescue.
00:40
Unseen two-story that's shown from the exterior, engine 6 will be in command.
00:46
Command, Engine 6 will be able to be in speed.
00:50
Support Battalion 1st, Command.
00:54
Command, Engine 6.
00:55
Command, Engine 6.
01:00
I don't know where you burn up one.
01:05
Message you see the same.
01:08
Yeah, we're going to reach out.
01:11
The message is.
01:13
I'll do fire.
01:14
Staying command.
01:16
Command.
01:18
Use burnt popcorn can handle.
01:20
All other companies can take care and you can terminate command during leave up to.
01:25
Steve burn popcorn engine signal.
01:28
All of the companies can return police apps to.
01:31
Terminate command.

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Riverview Dr, South Elgin, IL 60177

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