Smoke alarm activation with no visible fire in residential home, Elgin IL
Fire crews responded to a residential smoke alarm near South Aldine Street, Elgin, after a caller reported waking up to the smoke detector activating with a slight smell of smoke and haze inside. No visible fire or active alarms were found on arrival.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 4. Still alarm[1], near South Aldine Street.
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Between Carr Street and Erie Street.
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Timeout 2103.
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Engine 4.
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Still alarm[1],
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Near South Aldine Street.
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Engine 4 shortly on Route near Aldine Street caller is saying that he was woke up to a smoke detector activation, smell a little bit of smoke, so a little haze, but he's been through the whole house, does not see anything, the alarms are no longer going off.
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Elgined fire engine four.
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Good.
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On the scene, one-story, single-family residential, no control from the outside, we'll be checking.
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Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Still alarm: Initial level fire alarm for a reported fire or smoke requiring a standard fire department response
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Location mentioned:
Near S Aldine Ave, Elgin, IL 60123
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