Fire alarm at Emanuel YMCA in Lemont without visible fire, Lemont IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 03:28 PM

Lemont, IL

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Emanuel YMCA in Lemont. Strobe lights and evacuation alarms were active, but no visible fire was found. Crews investigated the cause.

Audio|Source: Lemont Public Safety

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

For the fire alarm, (number withheld), playingfield Battalion 19, and (number withheld).

00:07

CWA for Emanuel, YMCA, near South Walland Drive, (number withheld).

00:21

Semi broken down on (number withheld), called over by Joliet.

00:30

Do you want me to hold this from this? Thank you.

00:33

Thank you.

00:40

For a person who fell, Lockport Ambulance 2, and Lockport Engine 542, near South Prep Lane, (number withheld).

00:52

Hi,

00:55

A, go ahead.

01:00

Agent 5 is back in, and ML5 is back up.

01:03

Animal 5 is going to respond to low.

01:06

All right, message received ambulance to you, can stay in quarters.

01:13

I didn't have a name.

01:14

I believe he's not going to be able to make the appointment, but I'll send it over.

01:19

Close count 50 and 11.

01:20

He was supposed to meet up with Sergeant Runyon.

01:24

I'll advise him of that.

01:25

10.4. If you were going to close it out?

01:32

Yeah, however you're feeling.

01:47

34, 10-4[1].

01:52

Great turn, Robin, I'll be on.

01:54

Code 2.

01:57

You could probably go code 1 I've been holding this.

02:02

10-4[1], good one.

02:13

All right, we've got to see that to why.

02:15

We got nothing showing, so we're going to be southbound on the parking lot.

02:19

We do have strobes and evacuation go on.

02:22

We'll be out investigating.

02:24

Switch everybody to red.

02:27

On the scene, nothing shown from two sets.

02:29

Southbound in the parking line, you've got strobes and evacuation.

02:31

He'll be on investigating.

02:32

All companies switched fire on right on arrival.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment; message received, understood, or OK.

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