Fire alarms trigger evacuation at Glendale shopping area, Glendale WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 03:43 PM

Near N Bayshore Dr, Glendale, WI 53217

Fire alarms were triggered at Barnes & Noble and Cheesecake Factory near North Bayshore Drive in Glendale. Fire crews responded, finding no visible fire at Barnes & Noble but some smoke was reported in a room at Cheesecake Factory. An evacuation was underway at Barnes & Noble while the fire department investigated both alarms.

Audio|Source: North Shore Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 84, truck, 82, alarm founding, near North Bayshore Drive, number L117,

00:12

Glendale, Zone 24.

00:20

Mission 840 Truck 8 have your response to a fire alarm near North Bayshore Drive at Barnes & Noble.

00:28

There is also an alarm going off at Cheesecake Factory as well.

00:33

Go v. Bayshore Command.

00:36

Bill v.

00:38

Bayshore Command.

00:39

Hill partners, they will be copied. We will cancel.

00:44

Hi, Hill, can we call all the corners on fire call.

00:48

We copy, we will cancel.

00:49

Thank you. Thank you.

00:56

Identity4 from Truck 82. If you want to go to Barnes & Noble, we can head to the other panel.

01:05

Copy that.

01:12

My cell, listen.

01:14

Dispatch in the 84.

01:18

Engine 84.

01:20

Engine 84 is on scene, two-story Barnes & Noble.

01:23

We have evacuation progress to be evacuating.

01:26

Moosa Chopster 2.

01:28

Mattis to receive. Engine 84 on scene, nothing shown from the Barnes & Noble.

01:33

How’s things going to take two?

01:39

What is our last to Lovatosa?

01:44

Mr. Brown?

01:46

And engine 35 can return. Thank you so much.

01:49

There is so much copies.

01:56

Engine A4 from Truck 82.

02:01

Go from Engine E4.

02:04

We had some workers come and tell us they have some sort of smoke from a room in the Cheesecake Factory, so we are going to check that out right now.

02:15

Copy that.

02:16

Did you make contact with any workers? We are unable to get access to this alarm panel in Barnes & Noble.

02:24

Yes, we will send security your way.

02:28

Copy that, thank you.

02:30

Enjoy that, thank you.

02:37

Are you guys in Barnes & Noble? You just can not get into the line panel there?

02:44

We are in Barnes & Noble.

02:47

The panel will let us access that if you have a code.

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