Fire crews respond to false alarm near high school, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/21/2025 10:25 AM

Near N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

Fire crews responded to a false fire alarm near a high school at North Glenwood Avenue. After checking the area and performing fire attack operations, they found no active fire and cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital

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Transcript:

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59 59 100 Glenwood 5900 Glenwood 5900 Glenwood Sun High School for 59 That's right

00:24

I see your angle with a truck four, you out there truck four?

00:30

To what you're an angler, truck four?

00:37

Support four.

00:40

The SAG, 2317, Princeton.

00:46

And at three seven.

00:47

Every seven.

00:51

No wrong.

00:55

62.

01:00

The 159 is on the scene, near North Glenwood.

01:04

We are southbound for the high school.

01:08

Hands, Matt.

01:12

59 southbound.

01:13

That's received.

01:19

Can angle it?

01:21

49. 49.

01:25

If you call the ambulance coming in, we're going to have a documentary refusal.

01:31

49, Wold,

01:32

69, 49.

01:39

Enter 62, it was just a fire attack.

01:41

We're going to be in service return.

01:45

62, okay.

01:46

The Italian is on Glenwood.

01:50

The Italian, you're on the scene.

01:52

And this advice, Chief, you give the still response and also the hazmatine 512.

01:58

Passage received.

02:05

1319 soft-costner, 1319 costs and circumstances.

02:10

A message received 1319 South Costner.

02:14

Uh,

02:15

coldbox system reset.

02:19

Let's receive.

02:24

Drop 41, Igor.

02:27

Drop 41.

02:30

Office,

02:31

you have a B-card dispatcher?

02:34

I do not. I can see if police do.

02:37

Stand by.

02:43

Thank you, office.

02:46

King Award 1.207 is available.

02:48

All right, let's receive.

02:53

Truck 41, they got the request.

02:55

Nobody signed yet.

02:57

All right, sir.

02:58

We're going to need one here.

02:59

Thank you.

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56 to me. Do you anything further on this? Nobody's answering the door.

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Zero readings across the board,

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advised.

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We're available returning.

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