Fire alarm triggered near Monterey Drive Costco, Vernon Hills IL
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm sounded near the Costco parking area on Monterey Drive. Fire and ambulance units responded. The alarm was due to a recurring issue with the master smoke detector, and the fire crews were addressing the problem.
Audio|Heard on: Lake and Kenosha Counties Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:19
Transcript:
00:00
We're on location.
00:03
We're going to be in the Costco parking station.
00:05
Okay.
00:09
In the Costco lot by the fuel station.
00:15
Monterey Drive.
00:17
At near Monterey Drive, a fire alarm. Ambulance 7, engine 7, engine 8, truck 14, and battalion 6 responding.
00:33
This is 104 in the dispatch.
00:37
1040. All right.
00:42
All right.
00:44
We'll be Battalion 6.
00:46
We're Battalion 6.
00:53
Yeah, just an alarm for the truck and battalion only. We have had this issue repeating for the last few days.
01:00
It's a recurring problem with the master smoke detector.
01:06
So just checking on that.
01:08
You turn the engines again once and try to contact a key holder here.
01:13
They had success in the last couple days.
01:17
Master received, truck and battalion only, everybody else to return.
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Location mentioned:
Monterey Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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