Fire alarm at restaurant on Touhy Avenue

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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Battalion 16, Engine 17, Rescue 17, and Tower 16, respond to fire alarm, Wendy's, at (number withheld) Touhy Avenue.

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Skokie Tower 16, Battalion 16 responding.

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Message received, 16.

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Skokie, ambulance and Rescue 17, responding (number withheld) Touhy Avenue.

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Engine and rescue.

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You message received.

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Battalion 16,

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go ahead, Skokie.

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Employee on the call says the alarm is going.

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They have no known hazard.

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Now I set it off.

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Skokie,

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Engine 17, Rescue 17, Battalion 16, or 16 on the scene.

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One-story commercial.

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Looks

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like people are still eating inside the restaurant.

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That's just Engine 17.

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All right, Engine 17, message received.

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Engine to handle.

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All other units coming to (number withheld) Touhy can return.

7/30/2026 10:56 AM

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W Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL 60076

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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 fire alarm at a fast-food restaurant near the (number withheld) block of Touhy Avenue in Skokie. An employee reported the alarm sounding with no known hazard, and crews found a one-story commercial restaurant with customers still inside. Engine 17 handled the apparent false alarm while other units were released.

Fire alarm at restaurant on Touhy Avenue

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