Fire crews respond to false alarm at county jail, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported box fire at Cook County Jail on South California Avenue. Upon arrival, no fire was visible, and the call was determined to be a false alarm. Units staged at California and 31st Street before the response was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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01:21
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 14, Engine 109, and Truck 32 are on the scene.
00:04
Near South California Avenue, Cook County Jail.
00:06
We got nothing showing, hold the box.
00:08
You can set the staging area at California and 31st Street.
00:18
Thank you more in the main.
00:19
You can go ahead and hold up a chief.
00:24
101 okay, Battalion 1, you're being held return.
00:31
County went back in service from the air office.
00:33
Look for no assignment forty-five.
00:39
Thirty-one, you are on.
00:44
They're forty-five.
00:51
Go ahead, forty-five is available.
00:55
Forty-five chest pain now near Greenwood.
00:58
Near Greenwood for the ambulance assist.
01:03
Three went from forty-five.
01:09
You said it was 109 and Truck 32.
01:11
Everybody else can go home.
01:15
Battalion 14, check out on your orders.
01:18
Box fire near South California struck out under orders of Battalion 14.
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Location mentioned:
S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
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