Commercial fire alarm at Waukegan Avenue business

Heard on: Lake Forest 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 34, engine 33, squad 34, and battalion 33 to a commercial fire alarm.

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Grid 3438 at 250 Waukegan Avenue.

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At 250 Waukegan Avenue, grid 3438.

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A commercial fire alarm.

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Ambulance 34, engine.

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Battalion 33, squad 34, and battalion 33.

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How about our ambulance 34 is en route from Jewel?

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Message received, en route from Jewel.

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Ambulance 421 to a sick person, grid 16, at 555 North Sheridan Road, Unit Moore Student Center, at 555 North Sheridan Road, Unit Moore Student Center, grid 16.

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Basic person, ambulance 421.

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Highland Park Battalion 33, hold up the response on Waukegan, I'll head.

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Get in to reset the system.

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Okay, message received.

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834, you can return.

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The town center will handle.

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834, copy.

2026-10-19 16:22 UTC

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Waukegan Ave, Highwood, IL 60040

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at a business near Waukegan Avenue in Highwood. A battalion chief later advised units to hold up while they reset the alarm system, and one unit was told to return. A separate medical call was also reported at a student center on North Sheridan Road.

Commercial fire alarm at Waukegan Avenue business

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