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Heard on: Dekalb & Southern Kane County Public Safety. · 1/16/2026 04:16 PM
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Truck one, battalion one, medic one, engine three, medic three, engine two, medic two, and medic five, respond to full still alarm fire response for reported smoke in a building at (number withheld) west lincoln highway.
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Unit 407 . G info.
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Possible building fire near Lincoln Highway

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to a full fire response after reports of possible smoke in a building near the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. Multiple fire and medic teams responded to the scene, and the situation involved cross streets South Annie Glidden Road and Stadium Drive West.

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W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115
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