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False alarm at senior living facility due to burnt food, Mchenry IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 10:17 AM

Near W Crystal Lake Rd, McHenry, IL 60050

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at Heritage Woods senior living facility near West Crystal Lake Road. Upon arrival, crews found no active fire and determined the alarm was caused by burnt food in the kitchen area.

Audio|Source: Fire East Dispatch - Cary, Fox River Grove, McHenry and Nunda

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Transcript:

00:00

McHenry, commercial fire alarm, Heritage Woods, near West Crystal Lake Road, Battalion 1241, 1245, and 1281, due, time 1217.

00:24

The Italian 12.

00:29

Go ahead.

00:30

All right, I may contact sounds like burnt food in the kitchen area.

00:36

All right, receipts.

00:41

You can hold up everybody but 41 of myself.

00:45

All right, I must receive.

00:55

McKennery, 1241.

00:58

Go ahead.

01:02

On scene, two-story wood frame.

01:04

Senior living facility, nothing showing.

01:06

We'll be out investigating.

01:08

We'll be out investigating.

01:11

I can herbitation.

01:14

Go ahead.

01:21

Go ahead.

01:33

Kennery, Lieutenant 12 is on scene.

01:36

41's investigating, sounds like the guy, just burnt food in the kitchen.

01:39

I'm going to go ahead and free up, 41's going to remain on scene for a bit.

01:44

Master's true.

01:46

Mr. Kennedy, it's all 41.

01:55

Go ahead, we got to restore.

01:59

All right, receipt.

02:00

Thank you.

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Near W Crystal Lake Rd, McHenry, IL 60050

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