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Heard on: Champaign IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/17/2026 01:49 PM
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Fire alarm level one.
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Car (number withheld), engine (number withheld), ladder (number withheld) at U-Haul (number withheld) East University Avenue Champaign, cross of South Third Street North, Third Street and South Fourth Street North, Fourth Street.
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Fire crews respond to alarm at East University Ave business

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a business on East University Avenue in Champaign for a fire alarm activation. The alarm was described as a level one activation, and multiple apparatus, including engine and ladder units, were assigned. The situation appears to have been handled without confirmation of fire or injury.

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E University Ave, Champaign, IL 61820
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