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Smoke alarm prompts fire check near Columbus Dr, Pekin IL

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Columbus Dr, Pekin, IL 61554

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible smoke incident at a residence near Columbus Drive in Pekin after a smoke alarm repeatedly went off. The occupant reported the smoke detector was detecting smoke, though none was visible. Units investigated the single-story home and found nothing showing upon arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Tazewell IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Station two, all stations.
00:02
In Columbus Drive, near Columbus Drive.
00:06
Caller advises smoke detector keeps going off.
00:08
(Name withheld) resets it and it's detecting smoke in the house.
00:11
(Name withheld) does not see anything but doesn't know if there is something going on in the attic.
00:17
Dispatch, Beacon Ladder One's en route.
00:21
Engine Three's en route.
00:23
Ladder Three's en route.
00:26
Battalion One on the way.
00:29
Ten Four, all units are on the way.
00:31
Near Columbus Drive.
00:34
Engine Two on scene.
00:36
Single story residential.
00:38
Nothing showing. Investigate.
00:41
Engine two on scene, single story, nothing showing.
00:49
Ladder One's clear.
00:53
Ladder Three is clear.
00:55
Engine Three is clear.
00:58
Station one and station three clear.

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Columbus Dr, Pekin, IL 61554

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