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False fire alarm at timber lake apartments, West Chicago IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/16/2025 09:07 AM

Kings Cir, West Chicago, IL 60185

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at the Timber Lake Apartments near Kings Circle in West Chicago. The alarm was caused by maintenance work and assistance was requested to reset it. No fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: DuPage IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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01:21

Transcript:

00:00

Alarm. Multifamily.

00:01

District 5-4.

00:02

Near Kings Circle, West Chicago.

00:04

Cally 6. Engine 5.

00:06

Tower 28. Timber Lake Apartments.

00:09

Cross street of Charles Town Road and Kings Court.

00:19

Dukam, go ahead and put engine 7 on this call as well.

00:23

Sick person, District 214, near Glenn Allen Road, Bloomingdale, Medic 23, cross street of Parkside Drive and Dear Glenn.

00:42

Theetre key valve, district 393, near Blanchard Circle, Wheaton, Mettus 38, cross street of South Neighbordale Road and South Neighbordale Road.

00:54

Duke, come, go ahead and put Engine 7 on tickets for Kings.

00:58

Mattisor Steve, you want me to hold up Tower 28? I do, come, go ahead and hold up Tower 28.

01:02

I'm on scene.

01:04

I got three-story, multifamily, 75 by 50.

01:08

Nothing, John.

01:09

Hi, Steve. Tower 28, you can hold.

01:11

Hi. Deputy Six, we got a call from the alarm company.

01:14

It's due to having worked on, but they need help resetting it.

01:18

Okay, go ahead and hold this to myself.

01:20

Engine 5 and return.

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Location mentioned:

Kings Cir, West Chicago, IL 60185

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