Commercial fire alarm triggered by sprinkler maintenance, Wheaton IL
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm at a Wheaton business was activated but investigation showed the system was disabled. A plumber was on site performing sprinkler maintenance, causing the alarm to go off.
Audio|Heard on: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)
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01:46
Transcript:
00:00
FD Alarm, Commercial, District 393, 605 East Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Battalion 38, Engine 39, Tower 38, Cross Street of South Washington Street and South Cape Street.
00:13
Two-com, Italian, Two-com, engine 39.
00:16
Go ahead. Was this alarm put back in service? It has been out of service for a few days.
00:21
Looks like the premise is calling saying it's going off.
00:24
I'll check the alarm board.
00:26
DuComm Battalion 38.
00:27
I'm responding.
00:28
You're going to hold the truck on this.
00:30
Let's see.
00:32
Truck 38, you can hold.
00:33
H. 32.9s and route from the Nauta Square West.
00:44
Mutual Aid, Medic Equipment, District BPSD, 2912 Mayfair Avenue, Westchester, Medit 94, Arlyle Street and Bedford Street.
00:58
And the Italian 38 does look like this is disabled on our end.
01:02
It looks like this is calling saying it's going off activated in the sprinkler room due to work.
01:08
Okay, I received.
01:10
Don't be there in a minute, too.
01:11
All right, medic 39 from Dukai.
01:14
Medic. We're staged.
01:15
Are we cleared in?
01:17
Yeah,
01:18
no, they were just saying to have you staged, they changed their mind if you could stage for a minute.
01:23
Medic 39, Ducon, where's face?
01:26
Okay.
01:31
The Chattion 38 are putting notes in here that there's a plumber on scene.
01:34
Copy. Is this where we went earlier for the broken sprinkler issue?
01:39
I'm referring to the sign 30.
01:41
There for the broken sprinkler.
01:42
We shut down the city.
01:45
Okay, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
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