Steam from shower triggers home fire alarm

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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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District 92, still alarm, fire alarm.

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Units due: ambulance 92, engine 92, 31.

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Sparrow Court, cross street, dead end, and Sparrow Road.

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Engine 92, Ralph.

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Engine 92, your message received.

00:22

I got Engine 92's on scene.

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Single story residential structure, wood frame.

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Nothing showing from two divisions.

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Engine 92 will be out investigating and have Sparrow command.

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Engine 92 on the scene.

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Single story.

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Nothing showing.

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Out investigating.

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Sparrow command.

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Go ahead, I'm Sparrow Command.

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Sparrow Command.

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On scene here with the residents.

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He was taking a shower and the steam set off the smoke detector.

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There's no hazards here.

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Sparrow Command, your message received, no hazards.

2026-10-22 00:53 UTC

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Sparrow Ct, Carpentersville, IL 60110

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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 units responded to a residential fire alarm on Sparrow Court in Carpentersville. Crews investigated a single-story wood-frame home and reported no hazards, with residents saying steam from a shower set off the smoke detector, indicating a possible false alarm.

Steam from shower triggers home fire alarm

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