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Fire units respond to residential alarm near Lakeshore Drive, Salem IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/8/2025 12:36 AM

Lakeshore Dr, Salem, IL 62881

Fire units responded to a residential fire alarm near Lakeshore Drive in Salem. The alarm was triggered by a generator running on the front porch. Firefighters found a single family dwelling with no visible fire or smoke and are investigating the cause.

Audio|Heard on: Centralia Police, Fire & EMS Dispatch

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02:43

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Salem, Fireman.

00:01

Attention Salem, Fireman.

00:03

You're responding to near Lakeshore Drive in Salem.

00:09

Near Lake Shore Drive in Salem,

00:13

taking a residential fire alarm showing zone 1.

00:16

It does not give any other location information.

00:21

Alarm company advises the resident is not home but request fire respond.

00:25

Sounds such, 238.

00:33

So,

00:35

dispatch.

00:36

9537 will be in route.

00:40

9537 in route 240.

00:47

95302 is in route.

00:48

02 is in route.

00:50

O2 in route 240.

00:57

Central Report, 473.

01:04

473. Going tonight, can you update the card that it was a generator being ran on the front porch? He was advised to turn it off.

01:20

05 in route.

01:24

05 in route, 243.

01:27

I say one's code 3.

01:38

So in this fetch, 9537 is on scene.

01:42

9537 on scene 245.

01:51

9537,

01:53

and O2 are on scene, single family dwelling, nothing showing, will be out investigating.

02:03

Two on scene as well,

02:05

single family dwelling, nothing's showing out investigating 245.

02:19

9502. Go ahead.

02:23

Does your contact or the owner have a way to open a door, garage door, or anything to let us in?

02:33

Let me try to make contact with the owner to keep to the alarm company.

02:38

Just so, do you have yourself all I can put them through to you?

02:43

Yes, I do.

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Lakeshore Dr, Salem, IL 62881

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