Fire alarm investigated at O’Hare Airport, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm in the communications room at O’Hare International Airport’s Golf Five area. No smoke or fire was observed. Firefighters waited for facility and airline staff to grant access to the affected room for investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Three, this is Engine Twelve.
00:03
I'm at Golf Five at ramp level.
00:05
We've got an alarm in the communications room right now.
00:10
We're waiting on H&R to get us access to the communications room so we can investigate the alarm.
00:15
But right now, the alarm is active.
00:18
Still no smoke showing and no signs of fire at this time.
00:21
We'll get back to you.
00:22
City Team Engine Nine and H&R are en route.
00:27
Center (number withheld).
00:29
Here, here.
00:32
Send Engine Nine available in quarters.
00:35
Send it to Tower Ladder 63 or Engine Twelve.
00:38
Not sure who's blocking Golf One Alpha.
00:40
They have an aircraft pulling into their gate.
00:43
Tower 63, message received.
00:45
We'll hold the rigs.
00:47
Thank you.
00:48
This is Engine Twelve.
00:51
Put the automatic alarm down at gate five.
00:54
H&R notified us they don't have access to the American Airlines communications room, so we need American Airlines down here as soon as possible to open this room, or we'll have to use forcible entry.
01:12
If you can reach out to American Airlines to send someone down here to open the room for us.
01:18
They've been calling them now.
01:19
Now,
01:22
Engine Twelve center.
01:23
Further information from H&R: there are no smoke alarms on the panels for this part of the terminal per H&R.
01:31
So negative one, they need smoke alarms.
01:33
That's what you see.
01:34
Five nine center.
01:36
Can you have BPD meet us at five F?
01:43
Operator five, ask terminal five.
01:46
Tower sixty-two, Engine Twelve reports American is sending someone.
01:50
Repeat on center: American Airlines is sending someone.
01:54
Thank you.
01:56
Five nine standard, did you copy our message? Five nine, this thing is police now.
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Location mentioned:
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
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