False fire alarm caused by smoking in parking garage, Evanston IL
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A fire alarm at the parking garage near Maple Ave was reported but found to be false. The alarm was caused by someone smoking marijuana on the top floor.
Audio|Heard on: Evanston Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
AFA assignment, squad 21, truck 23, battalion 21, near Maple,
00:06
the parking garage.
00:07
There's a phoned in alarm.
00:10
AFA assignment, squad 21, truck 23, battalion 21, near Maple parking garage, phoned an alarm.
00:17
Time out, 1,300.
00:25
Battalion 21 is off with Squad 21.
00:28
Parking garage, nothing showing Army Command.
00:30
Squad will check it out.
00:35
Battalion squad are off.
00:37
Nothing showing.
00:38
Squad is checking it out.
00:48
Bhaar!
01:21
I don't know.
01:34
Command's dispassion.
01:47
Go ahead, Command to Dispatch.
02:01
Someone was smoking the marijuana on the top floor.
02:06
You could detail the squad.
02:15
Details for the squad near Maple.
02:16
Details for the squad near Maple telling an interrupt and adjourn.
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Location mentioned:
Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
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