Automatic fire alarm at St. James Church

Heard on: Kane IL QC 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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Fire station 31, district 31.

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Stilling alarm, fire alarm.

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Units due: truck 32, truck 91, ambulance 41, chief 3 at St.

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James Church, (number withheld) Washington Street, cross street North 6th Street and North 5th Street.

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Tower 32.

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All right.

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Tower 32, you guys are on an automatic fire alarm at (number withheld) Washington at the St.

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James Church.

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Caller's advising he doesn't see any flames or smoke.

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He believes it to be a false alarm.

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Thinks it's because the power's coming back on.

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And then Tower 32, just for information, he did verify that it was the fire alarm, so we're sending a response.

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Truck 91 and ambulance 41, you can return per 30.

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We're going to be downgraded.

6/24/2026 09:29 PM

Fire & Arson

Washington St, West Dundee, IL 60118

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a church on Washington Street near North 6th Street and North 5th Street. The caller reported no visible flames or smoke and believed it was a false alarm, and the response was later downgraded.