False fire alarm at strip mall in Roscoe, Roscoe IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 11:50 AM

Roscoe, IL

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a strip mall near West Lane in Roscoe, Illinois. Upon arrival, no smoke or fire was seen. The alarm was caused accidentally by a customer. Fire units checked the scene and confirmed there was no fire before leaving.

Audio|Source: Harlem Roscoe Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Hall, Roscoe, Battalion 7, near West Lane.

00:04

Stand for, Battalion 7.

00:09

The location's geocoding is Sprint, but I don't think that company exists anymore.

00:19

Okay, I'll advise for you.

00:30

I'm Rosco, Ladder 2, Westling.

00:33

10-4[1]. How am Rosco, letter 2?

00:41

I'm Roscoe from Letter 1.

00:46

Ladder 1, go ahead.

00:50

We're clear from crowing up with us faulty.

00:52

This next year will be in Route to Westlain.

00:56

Tad 4.

01:01

I'm Roscoe, Battalion 7.

01:07

Go ahead for Battine 7.

01:12

We are getting an additional alarm at the next store at near West Lane at the Starbucks.

01:21

They said that there's no smoke and everyone's evacuating.

01:27

We'll copy that.

01:28

It's going to be all connected there.

01:30

We'll be here shortly.

01:32

I'm Rob.

01:35

The near West Lane will be the T-Mobile building.

01:38

We've got one-story strip mall, nothing showing three sides beyond investigating.

01:44

Ten for a one-story strip mall,

01:47

nothing showing from three sides investigating.

01:55

The problem, Ross, the latter.

02:00

There was no going on near West Lane.

02:09

They did have an alarm at Starbucks and possibly dental trains for testing right now.

02:20

Your traffic is pretty static.

02:21

I heard no alarm going off near West Lane and you said there is an alarm going off at near West Lane at Starbucks.

02:32

This is an accidental trip from a patient at the essential screen.

02:36

All alarms are off.

02:38

Batter just to be clear and available.

02:52

Hello, Roscoe, Battalion 7, are we clear and available?

03:00

Okay. Okay.

03:04

Hello, Rosco, letter one's clear and returning.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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