False fire alarm at boarded-up South Road home

Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine 47, truck 30 on the scene, (number withheld) South Road, two-story ordinary, checking out the automatic alarm, switching to fire.

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47 in the truck, okay.

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Truck 30, say.

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129, the truck and service returning.

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129 in the truck.

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Truck 30, anything else? Truck 30.

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Did this come from the alarm company office? This building is boarded up.

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Yes, it did.

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It did come from an alarm service.

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They reported this was zone 95 with no description.

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Message received.

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This is a two-story ordinary constructed residential.

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No smoke, no fire.

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We don't hear an audible alarm.

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And as I mentioned, it's got dogs on the front and boarded up in the rear.

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We'll be returning in service.

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Truck 30, message received, you're returning with the engine.

6/26/2026 05:44 PM

Fire & Arson

S Rd, Palatine, IL 60074

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a two-story home on South Road in Palatine. The boarded-up building showed no smoke, no fire, and no audible alarm, and units returned to service.