False fire alarm caused by power surge, Elwood IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Elwood responded to an alarm near Ira Morgan Road. The alarm was activated after a local power surge in the area of Mississippi and St. Louis. No fire was found, and the alarm was determined to be false.
Audio|Heard on: WESCOM Fire Three
Listen to dispatch call
00:43
Transcript:
00:00
Elwood Fire, for the fire alarm, Battalion Six and Six Twelve, Thistle, near Ira Morgan Road, 1619.
00:19
Battalion 6 from Westcom.
00:22
Go ahead, Westcom.
00:25
Apparently there was just a power surge in the area of Mississippi and St.
00:28
Louis. It probably set it off.
00:32
Yeah, we got hit at the station too.
00:35
You can go ahead and hold the trouble alarms for now too.
00:39
I'll give you a call when we get back.
00:42
Okay, Master, interesting.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
IRA Morgan St, Elwood, IL 60421
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