Fire alarm triggered by battery change at home

Heard on: St. Charles 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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Fire,

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303 . At four north, 05:30 , Foxfield Drive, four north, Foxfield Drive, St.

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Charles, Fox Street, Windsor Court, and Herbert Way.

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Fire, 301 , and medics five one.

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We found a fall patient at (number withheld) north 6th street, (number withheld) north 6th street, Skokie.

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Cross streets are Peyton Street and Fourth Street.

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Geneva Fire, Engine Two Hundred and Two and Medic Five Hundred and Two responded to a patient with breathing problems.

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(number withheld) Emma's Way, (number withheld) Emma's Way, Geneva, Cross Street Carlisle Road.

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Ten Three Three Three, (number withheld) Foxfield Drive.

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Ten Three Three Three, (number withheld) Foxfield Drive, called in by the alarm company.

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Feeding the alarm was due to changing batteries.

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Contact was made.

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Roger, see. We're going to continue to verify.

2026-10-22 23:23 UTC

Fire

Foxfield Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a building near Foxfield Drive in St. Charles. The alarm was later determined to be caused by changing batteries, and the alarm company was contacted. Separate medical units also responded to a fall patient in Skokie and to a person with breathing problems in Geneva.