Automatic fire alarm due to system malfunction

Heard on: Chicago IL Fire Dispatch

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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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Engine eight and truck four is on the scene, (number withheld) South Calumet.

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We have a two story frame, nothing showing for automatic alarm, and we are westbound on eastgate place.

00:10

Taking command, switching over to fire ground.

00:12

Engine eight, message received.

00:15

One hundred and 15 on the scene.

00:16

One hundred and 1530 , Loomis for the gas leak.

00:19

We're northbound.

00:20

One hundred and 15 on scene.

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Truck 41 , are you holding the ambulance? Truck 41 .

00:25

Yes, we are.

00:27

Truck 41 will hold the ambulance.

00:30

One hundred and 15 Englewood, you could hold the truck coming in on that.

00:35

Truck 27 , you are being held by the engine.

00:36

Truck 27 . Truck 27 is returning.

00:44

Fire main. Engine eight, can you hear me? Engine eight.

00:47

System malfunction at the six.

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Engine eight, truck four is in service returning.

00:53

Engine eight, message received.

2026-10-01 22:05 UTC

Fire

S Calumet Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a two-story building near South Calumet Avenue. Units arrived, took command, and later reported a system malfunction with no visible fire or gas leak.