False alarm caused by broken fire pull station

Heard on: Lake IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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 32B11, Squad 321, Battalion 32, and Engine 322, fire alarm at (number withheld) North Rand Road, Lake Zurich.

00:12

Barbecue production fire and grill LV near Ravenna Terrace, Old Rand Road and Golf View Road.

00:19

Time of 1428.

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00:32

Lake Com, Engine 432 has been released by command available returning.

00:37

Engine 432, you're released returning.

00:42

Italian 32 from Lake Com.

00:48

Go ahead, Lake Com.

00:51

We spoke to someone on site who advised they were just attempting to remove the broken pull station and it set the alarm off.

00:58

There is no fire.

01:04

Okay, so did the full station get activated?

01:09

Affirmative, but it's partially broken, so they didn't realize that touching it would activate it.

01:17

Okay, myself and Squad 320, we can return.

01:20

We have continuing, have Engine 320 to continue in.

01:24

Message received, Engine 320 to continue in.

9/6/2026 12:28 PM

Fire

N Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a business near North Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Responders found no fire, and someone on site reported trying to remove a broken pull station, which apparently set off the alarm.