False alarm sparks emergency response at Elk Grove Village tower, Elk Grove Village IL
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Being triggered by a smoke detector on the first floor of a tower, the alarm prompted fire crews to respond and attempt a system reset, confirming no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD3 and Firegrounds
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00:55
Transcript:
00:00
I'm showing an activation on the first floor in the tower.
00:03
There's an engineer on its way over.
00:06
Okay, copy that.
00:16
Pettalion Pye from engine 52.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:31
We're going to try for a reset.
00:33
You guys can return.
00:34
Okay,
00:39
maybe not.
00:40
Power first floor.
00:44
SD center?
00:47
That's correct.
00:48
It looks like smoke detector center hallway.
00:53
Yeah,
00:54
we were at that one.
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Location mentioned:
Elk Grove Village, IL
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