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Report of smoke from fireplace flue at 31 Howard Street, Country House near Wheaton College; Battalion 38 and Engine 37 responded, fire alarm investigated and ventilated; incident later determined to be smoke from logs, companies returned to service.Wheaton IL

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Wheaton, IL

As discussed during the dispatch call, report of smoke from fireplace flue at 31 Howard Street, Country House near Wheaton College; Battalion 38 and Engine 37 responded, fire alarm investigated and ventilated; incident later determined to be smoke from logs, companies returned to service.

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Transcript:
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31 Howard Street, Wheaton
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At Country House, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Wheaton, Wheaton, Battalion 38, Engine 37, Tower 38, Country House, Wheaton College, East University,
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Place of East North Path.
00:14
Battalion 38 responding.
00:22
Engine 37 is responding.
00:24
Witton, you have got your route.
00:25
It's 31 hours straight, country, we housed Wheaton College for active bar around.
00:29
They came in on the board.
00:34
With 938.38 reports from public safety smoke from the fireplace flu.
00:39
We return to the truck off continuing with engine 37th.
00:42
Massachusetts.
00:45
Newcom engine 37 is on the scene.
00:47
Nothing's shown from a two-story, single family.
00:50
We'll be off investigating.
00:52
We are southbound in front.
00:54
Mattocene.
00:56
Battalion 38 and I've seen.
00:58
Okay.
01:04
Battalion 38, you got the withdrawal.
01:07
Battalion 38 copies.
01:08
I don't know if it's going to hold.
01:09
We're still ventilate a little bit out here.
01:12
Okay. Phillip Park, how many, do you still get out there in Ardmore?
01:15
Bill of Park, you know, sir, you saw it out there? We'll be transporting shortly.
01:19
Copy that. Thank you.
01:32
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01:54
Battalion 38.
01:56
It looks like the alarm is going to hold restored.
01:58
We took the logs out and removed them from the premise and ventilated the smoke.
02:03
All companies are returning.

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