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Smoke detector installed at building on Columbus Avenue, Galesburg IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 11:23 AM

Columbus Ave, Galesburg, IL 61401

Fire personnel installed a smoke detector at a building near Columbus Avenue in Galesburg, Illinois.

Audio|Heard on: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch

Listen to dispatch call

01:57

Transcript:

00:00

Can you issue us an incident number for a fire public service?

00:05

Smoke detector install at near Columbus Avenue.

00:13

That was near Columbus.

00:17

That was near Columbus.

00:18

That's for me.

00:23

Time for you.

00:41

(name withheld).

00:43

(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).

00:49

Minnesota P, Paul.

01:09

One's clear.

01:10

I guess he went to a bound for him.

01:17

Ten-nine match, Rubik.

01:23

I'm just gonna try to locate this guy somewhere on Grand Avenue.

01:26

They want him to want to not to return.

01:34

Careful.

01:43

Can you exchange Engine 3 for Rescue 3 on Columbus call?

01:55

Thank you.

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Columbus Ave, Galesburg, IL 61401

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