False carbon monoxide alarm at Elwood home

Heard on: WESCOM Fire Three

01:22

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00:00

Elwood Fire, for the CO activation without illness, 615 Battalion 6 and 612,

00:07

(number withheld) West North Street, (number withheld) West North Street, 1051.

00:18

Battalion 6 and 615 are out.

00:26

Westcom 612.

00:28

612.

00:32

On location, got a small single story single family residence.

00:35

Nothing showing.

00:36

We'll be outside with residents.

00:39

We'll be investigating.

00:40

612, we'll have command.

00:41

We'll keep them in.

00:46

Engine 612, okay.

00:49

All right, speaking with the homeowners, they had a child activate the carbon monoxide alarm.

00:59

I'll be checking the residence.

01:00

We can reduce this to single engine.

01:03

All right, confirmed a child activated the CO alarm.

01:05

Single engine, the rest of the structure.

01:13

What time 06:12 update?

01:16

Zero readings inside.

01:20

We'll be on scene for a couple more minutes.

2026-09-12 08:51 UTC

Fire

W North St, Elwood, IL 60421

False carbon monoxide alarm at Elwood home

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported carbon monoxide alarm activation at a small single-family home on West North Street in Elwood. They investigated the residence, found no carbon monoxide readings, and confirmed that a child had activated the alarm. The response was reduced to a single engine.

False carbon monoxide alarm at Elwood home

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