False fire alarm at senior residence with no staff present, Blue Island IL


An automatic fire alarm activated at a five-story senior residence on Chicago St. No visible fire or staff were present. Tenants were notified. The fire alarm system could not be reset and kept reactivating.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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1044 truck 36 around the scene 36 56 West Chiron for the automatic alarm.
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Had a five-story, ordinary residential,
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nothing is showing.
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We're going to be westbound. Westbound.
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Westbound. Let's find a level one has meant before you, Michigan.
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Wind is out of the northeast at 10,000 an hour.
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Wind is out of the northeast at 10,000 an hour.
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I'm pleading it's a pus-out.
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72-014.
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By at age of 4?
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We're having trouble with the system.
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They're going to be put on 911[1] when the maintenance is coming by to reset it.
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Okay, your message is received.
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The truck, too, they were notified.
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Let me see if we could get anything for you.
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Forty-two, can you go 42? Okay,
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message receipt. Truck to the main, you can hold our ambulance.
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They're going to wait here for the state police, though.
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Okay, we did notify them that you guys relocated up top.
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Andrew 44 to me.
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Injured 44.
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144. 144 to main.
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Go ahead, injure to main.
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This is an alarm mill function.
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It's a senior residence.
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There's no staff working.
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Let me know that they're on 911[1].
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We can't reset the system every time we reset it.
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The alarm just takes back off.
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Check out with both stations.
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We notified one tenant if they're on 911[1].
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We're going to be in service returning.
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Okay, your message is received engine 44.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: 911 hang-up / disconnect
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Location mentioned:
Chicago St, Blue Island, IL 60406
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