Fire alarm at Evanston post office was false, Evanston IL
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm at the Evanston post office near Central Street. The alarm was a false alarm caused by maintenance work on the fire system. No fire or danger was found.
Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
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Evanston, AFA[1], engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21,
00:04
Near central at the post office building for the phone and fire alarm.
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Evanston, AFA[1], engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21,
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Near central, post office building,
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phone and fire alarm, (number withheld).
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This back engine 23 is off.
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Two-story brick,
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nothing's shown from 30 sides.
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I don't see these throw-ups, no evacuation.
00:45
We will check it out and be in commandant.
00:50
Received. Engine 20 degrees on the scene in command westbound checking it out.
01:00
Battalion 21's off in command.
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Battalion 21 on the scene is in command.
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Go ahead.
01:25
Workers said that they were working on the system.
01:29
It set it off and put it back in service like 15 minutes ago.
01:32
So there's no problem here.
01:37
Message received false alarm for near central.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AFA: Automatic Fire Alarm
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Location mentioned:
Near Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
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