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False commercial fire alarm near Broadway StreetEast Chicago IN

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Broadway St, East Chicago, IN 46312

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm near Broadway Street. Crews found no active fire and determined the alarm was false.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
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03:3
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm near Broadway Street.
00:04
Rescue 2531, car 2509, engine 2511, engine 2612, engine 2713, truck 2521, ambulance 2561, ambulance 2561,
00:18
timeout,
00:19
1521 hours.
00:21
Fire alarm.
00:29
Copy 2509. It's going to be an alarm near Broadway, showing the fire alarm zone 366, 377, 378.
00:44
2511 in route.
00:47
10-4[1].
00:53
26 12 in route.
00:56
Copy.
01:08
Engine 4111, list of fifth, 4850 Oak Avenue, timeout, 15,
01:16
24 hours, list of fifth.
01:22
9.6.12, unseen, nothing show, not been shown, I'll be investigated.
01:27
Unseen, let's have a show, and investigating.
01:29
Twenty-five, three one, all sent.
01:43
Passing. Central, 762.
01:47
7062. The Pierce 761 is over here at Brookyard.
01:53
We're going to be responding recovery works now.
01:58
Working 111.10.4.
02:08
Evulance 61-161.
02:12
Unconscious or fainting episode.
02:14
4,500 Calhoun Street.
02:17
Timeout, 1527 hours.
02:20
Unconscious or fainting episode.
02:27
As you're an eye on team.
02:30
Copy, 2,509, just revised.
02:32
My company call back and vice.
02:34
They do have a keyholder meeting, no ECA, or vehicle description given.
02:42
5909, 2612.
02:44
This is a false alarm freedom stales, 26 off piano.
02:50
104-2509, the county all of the units besides 26.4.2 can disregard.
02:55
We can release the option.
02:57
Central's clear all units with the exception of 2612 Ging Disworker Heart released in our office at 1529.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.

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Location mentioned:
Broadway St, East Chicago, IN 46312

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