False alarm from bathroom pull alarm at housing project, Murphysboro IL
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Fire & ArsonA false fire alarm was triggered by a bathroom pull alarm at a housing project apartment on North 17th Street in Murphysboro. No fire or smoke was detected and the alarm system was reset. The scene was cleared with no issues found.
Audio|Heard on: Murphysboro Police Fire and Emergency Management
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03:28
Transcript:
00:00
There's real dispatch from Fire 14.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:08
We're here, and there is an alarm activated.
00:12
There seems to be no issue.
00:14
It might just be a malfunction.
00:16
There are a phone number that we can call to access whoever knows what's going on with this system.
00:28
I have the RP's phone number if that works.
00:34
No, it'd be more Jackson County Housing Authority, I think.
00:40
Send forth.
00:41
All right.
00:47
Engine 12 from Murphysboro.
00:49
You all at the housing project.
00:54
We are at apartment (number withheld) on North 17th Street, and it has an activated alarm, but it doesn't seem like there's an issue here.
01:05
7.4.
01:23
North 17, (number withheld), we have a check department, A, B, and C.
01:28
There seems to be no issue with the tenants.
01:31
One of these buildings is empty being worked on,
01:35
but the activation is still alerting, and there doesn't seem like there's no panel here.
01:42
That far.
01:46
Marvin Real Dispatch from Fire 14.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:54
We were able to locate what alarm was going on.
01:58
All these housing projects are set up with a pool alarm in the bathroom,
02:03
and that was what was indicating.
02:04
There is no smoke, no smoke detector activation.
02:08
I think that was a false alarm with a fall for the bathroom.
02:19
Acknowledgement / affirmative. Engine 12 from Markesboro.
02:28
Go ahead, Ranger 12.
02:32
The Jackson County Housing Authority on-on-call is going to be en route about five minutes.
02:46
Okay, I believe we could cancel him now that we found out what the issue of the alarm was, it's been reset.
02:52
I'm gathering some information and we're going to be clearing the scene in just a few minutes.
02:58
What's that for?
03:06
This batch from engine 12.
03:08
Engine 12, go ahead.
03:15
We have gathered information and made sure this guy was all reset.
03:20
We are clear scene route back to the station.
03:25
John Ford, timeout 2103, KJ-(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
N 17th St, Murphysboro, IL 62966
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