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Heard on: Red Center Dispatch · 1/14/2026 05:14 AM
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Engine One, Ambulance One, Battalion One, Engine Two, and Tower Two.
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Fire alarm, Ballard Point Condos, 8974 Western Avenue in Des Plaines, Grid 163-8974 Western Avenue.
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Fire crews respond to condo alarm in Des Plaines

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible alarm activation at a condominium complex near Western Avenue in Des Plaines. Multiple engines, an ambulance, and a tower unit were sent to the scene. The report indicates a fire alarm sounding but no confirmation of an active fire.

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Des Plaines, IL 60016
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