False alarm at 7-Eleven on Skokie Blvd

Heard on: Skokie IL Fire Dispatch

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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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Ambulance 45 and Engine 15, respond to EMS incident at (number withheld) Skokie

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Skokie. Squad 18, we have patient contact.

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Squad, did you say you have patient contact?

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Message received.

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Skokie, we made contact in 7-Eleven.

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That's going to be a false activation.

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Battalion 15, respond to cardiac arrest, person not breathing.

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At (number withheld) Jarvis Avenue.

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Ambulance 45 and Engine 15, just for information, we've upgraded to a cardiac.

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Engine 15 copies.

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And Lincolnwood fire units headed into Jarvis.

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Per our caller, our subject is now breathing.

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Copy.

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From ambulance 45.

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This is not a cardiac arrest.

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Okay, 18s are clear here on Woods Drive.

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Message received, 18s are clear on Woods.

2026-09-23 21:02 UTC

Medical Emergency

Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical incident at a convenience store on Skokie Boulevard, where they made patient contact and determined it was a false activation. Units were also sent to a nearby residence on Jarvis Avenue for a possible cardiac arrest, but the person was later reported to be breathing and the situation was not a cardiac arrest.