Construction dust triggers apartment fire alarm

Heard on: Champaign IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

01:24

00:00

Units are out to White Street.

00:01

It's a fire alarm activation showing the sprinkler room.

00:04

It's through the alarm company.

00:07

1-10, understood.

00:10

McGatter 1-10.

00:13

Car 1-10, go ahead.

00:15

I'm on scene, medium-sized three-story apartment complex.

00:18

No audibles.

00:20

Nothing showing.

00:21

Okay, command.

00:23

Make a copy.

00:24

Car one's on scene.

00:25

Medium size, three-story apartment complex.

00:27

Shots, nothing showing.

00:28

No audibles.

00:29

You're assuming incident command.

00:33

Command, 151's on scene.

00:34

We'll check it out.

00:37

It's construction related.

00:39

They were blowing dust in construction area.

00:44

Okay, they need us to reset the alarm or anything?

00:48

Go ahead and check it out.

00:50

Check it out.

00:51

One six one, you can clear.

00:54

Copy 161 , available.

00:58

Thank you, copies as well.

01:03

One five one, initial

01:05

room was a mechanical room.

01:09

I'm sorry, did you say that again?

01:11

Initial dust.

01:13

This person was in the mechanical room on the south side.

01:18

But the system should be reset at this point.

01:20

You might have a local in that room to check out.

7/22/2026 06:36 AM

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White St, Homer, IL 61849

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Construction dust triggers apartment fire alarm

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