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False fire alarm at Indianapolis buildingIndianapolis IN

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audio iconFire & Arson
N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an alarm at a building near North Illinois Street in Indianapolis. They found no fire and determined the alarm was false, likely caused by smoking in a room.

Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:0
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 7 is for this engine.
00:04
Battalion subs will seat near North Illinois.
00:10
Nothing showing.
00:12
Engine 7 and first ladder will investigate.
00:17
Ladder 7 for a truck.
00:20
Battalion 7 is on scene with nothing showing, we'll have command.
00:25
Seventh investigations is 248.
00:30
Go ahead,
00:32
investigation.
00:35
This is saying it's in zone three, which is the location we are standing.
00:41
Okay, copy.
00:42
Usually it's a room up there where someone is smoking and sets the alarm off.
00:53
An investigation.
00:55
The annunciator pan-west stairway on level up the lawn.
01:03
Okay, copy.
01:07
Pan-investigation.
01:09
Go ahead,
01:11
investigation.
01:12
Chief, I just checked the northwest stairwell and did not find anything.
01:17
We'll stick around for just a bit more.
01:19
I think we can handle it if you're okay with it.
01:22
Yeah, that's fine.
01:24
It's usually nothing.
01:25
Pull station, or there's a room there that people go in and smoke and set the alarms off.
01:32
If you're not fighting anything, we'll just...
01:36
And just checking it out and then marking service when you're ready.
01:41
Control by the Authority Battalion 7 will terminate.
01:45
Already in the Illinois Command and all companies can disregard marking services a false alarm.
01:52
Release a control operator.
01:55
Okay, false alarm, all companies marking in, 30 Battalion 7 terminating Illinois Command at 254.

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N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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