False fire alarm at DoubleTree Hotel in Skokie

Heard on: Skokie IL Fire Dispatch

01:06

00:00

Battalion 16, Engine 18, Squad 18, and Tower 18, respond to fire alarm, DoubleTree Hotel, at (number withheld) Skokie Boulevard.

00:14

Battalion 16, no.

00:15

Message received.

00:17

Go to station 18, no.

00:18

Message

00:19

received.

00:20

Battalion 16.

00:22

Go ahead. Just be advised, we received a restore on the Caltron board for that fire alarm.

00:28

Message received.

00:29

Did you get a phone call or no?

00:30

Negative, not yet.

00:32

Okay, see if you can call over there, find out what's going on.

00:35

Message received.

00:36

Battalion 16, no answer at the front desk.

00:40

Okay, message received.

00:41

Message received.

00:43

Skokie 18 units are on scene.

00:45

We have a hotel high rise.

00:47

We have nothing showing from three sides.

00:49

We'll be out investigating.

00:50

Squad will be command.

00:52

The rear is clear.

00:55

Squad 18 from Engine 18.

00:57

We're being told by maintenance here that there was an activated smoke detector.

01:02

They checked the area and there is no hazard down there.

01:05

They restored the alarm.

2026-09-23 21:57 UTC

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Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077

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False fire alarm at DoubleTree Hotel in Skokie

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