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Heard on: Elgin Fire · 1/17/2026 05:10 PM
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Quint one, fire alarm activation,
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near Morton Avenue, between River Bluff Road and Oak Hill Road, time out 1915.
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Fire alarm activation near Morton Avenue
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm activation near Morton Avenue in Elgin. The alarm, reported by a monitoring company, indicated a hallway smoke detector had been triggered. No confirmation of fire was noted in the initial dispatch.