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False fire alarm at St. Clair Square mall, Fairview Heights IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
St Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL 62208

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm at St. Clair Square mall in Fairview Heights. The alarm was later confirmed to be false after a pull station had been activated. Fire crews reset the system and cleared the scene.

Audio|Heard on: St. Clair IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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00:55
Transcript:
00:00
Fairview Fire Department, Fairview Fire respond to near St. Clair Square
00:04
Clair Square unit T sixty-two.
00:06
One hundred and thirty-four Saint Clair Square unit sixty-two for a fire alarm.
00:10
No exact point of activation.
00:13
Time out. Fairview Fire to near St. Clair Square unit is 1212.
00:18
Dispatch 2502 is en route from French Village House.
00:23
10-4, 2502 and out at 12 o’clock.
00:25
Station 1.
00:27
Station 1.
00:29
2502 dispatch.
00:31
2502 go ahead.
00:32
I was just on the phone with mall management.
00:35
It’s a false alarm.
00:36
Somebody pulled the pull station at the mall.
00:39
I’m going to respond over there to help them reset it.
00:41
You can go ahead and clear us.
00:43
Sign is complete.
00:44
10-4 2502.
00:46
False alarm.
00:47
Someone pulled a pull station.
00:49
And you want me to clear the entire call?
00:51
Yeah, go ahead.
00:53
Ten four, clearing at 1203.

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Location mentioned:
St Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL 62208

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