False fire alarm at Allison Hall dormitory, Evanston IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 12:56 PM

Allison Hall, 1820 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

A fire alarm went off at Allison Hall dormitory located near Chicago Avenue. Firefighters responded but found no signs of fire or smoke. The alarm was likely false.

Audio|Source: Evanston Fire

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

AFA[1] assignment, engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21, Allison Hall for an alarm.

00:07

AFA[1] assignment, engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21,

00:12

Allison Hall for the fault and an alarm.

00:15

Time out 14, 56.

00:17

This is a battalion 21. Can you send the tower? Truck 23 is going to be switching on.

00:27

Are you, (name withheld)?

00:29

Tower 22? Are you on there? Do you copy that?

00:38

Battalion 21, I'm sorry, I was on the phone.

00:40

What was your advisement?

00:43

Truck 23 is going to be switching rigs if you could send the tower.

00:49

All right, we see.

01:02

It's going to be a retone for truck 22.

01:04

Truck 22, you're going to take the ASA over at Allison Hall for the opponent's fire alarm. Retone for truck 22, truck 22,

01:13

Allison Hall through the fire alarm.

01:18

Time 1450.

01:28

EMS, crime infringing 22, an ambulance 22.

01:32

Heading over to Howard and Clyde.

01:34

We have a mail passed out in the bushes, possibly overdone.

01:39

It's going to be EMS and sign for engine 22 in ambulance 22.

01:42

Howard and Clyde for a possible OD Bush. We have patients for out.

01:53

I'm listening to dispatch.

01:54

Attention 20 days in a route.

01:57

See.

02:03

The town in 21 is on scene, Allison Hall, four-story dorm type 1.

02:09

Nothing showing on. Investigate.

02:12

Thank you.

02:13

Go ahead. The time.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

AFA: Automatic Fire Alarm

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Location mentioned:

Allison Hall, 1820 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

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