Smoke alarm activation at Richmond Road apartment

Heard on: McHenry IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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McHenry, residential fire alarm, Walmart, (number withheld) N Richmond Rd, Unit L, Battalion 12, 1241 and 1222, time 2145.

00:24

Copy. Sick person.

00:27

Three Oaks Assisted Living.

00:29

(number withheld) Silver Lake Road.

00:32

Unit 231. 252.

00:36

Due. Time 2146.

00:44

1012. 1012, go

00:47

ahead.

00:51

This is at the apartments in front of Walmart, correct?

00:57

Correct. It's just going to be unit L at (number withheld) N Richmond Rd, the apartments in front of Walmart.

01:03

Our caller said that she heard an alarm going off, thought it was coming from outside somewhere near Walmart, and then later discovered that it was her smoke detector that was going off.

01:12

She said she was just going to throw it in the dumpster, but we told her we would send some assistance to help her with that instead.

8/21/2026 07:46 PM

Fire

N Richmond Rd, Johnsburg, IL 60051

Smoke alarm activation at Richmond Road apartment

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported residential fire alarm at an apartment complex near Walmart on North Richmond Road in McHenry. The caller later reported that the sound was coming from her own smoke detector inside the apartment, and responders were sent to assist with the situation.

Smoke alarm activation at Richmond Road apartment

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