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False fire alarm triggered near Harlem Ave in Palos Hills, Palos Hills IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/22/2025 01:29 PM (PDT)

Near S Harlem Ave, Palos Hills, IL 60465

A fire alarm sounded near Harlem Avenue in Palos Hills but was found to be false, likely caused by a child. Fire units confirmed there was no fire and returned to their stations.

Audio|Source: North Palos Fire Dispatch

01:22

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm[1] at near Harlem Ave.

00:14

(name withheld).

00:19

466, go ahead.

00:22

Word around, you have an AutoA, AM170.

00:24

10 more, Opelan, Central from High Creek.

00:33

Any Simmons in Pallaski?

00:36

Please.

00:45

Stoplarge.

00:49

823 gets you going, near Harlem Ave Thales Orthotonic.

00:57

Tionate, seeing now, alarm companies wishing to cancel, say in a poll by a child, 822804 in route.

01:06

Receive.

01:10

Receive. You can hold the station must.

01:13

By 23, you can do that.

01:19

802804 you can return.

01:20

802804 in return.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation call

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Location mentioned:

Near S Harlem Ave, Palos Hills, IL 60465

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