Deck fire reported at residential structure in Bloomington, Bloomington IL
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders fined a fire on the deck of a residential structure near Highland Drive in Bloomington. The fire is believed to have started due to an electrical issue under the deck. Units are operating in offensive mode to extinguish the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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03:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4, truck 1, engine 1, Battalion 1, and Medic 3.
00:06
Structure fire,
00:07
near Highland Drive, cross streets 27th Street and 21st Street.
00:12
Time of 0851.
00:19
The route to near Highland Drive for additional information, our callers report the deck is on fire, likely caused by an electrical issue under the deck.
00:32
Okay, everyone coverage.
00:35
It's near Highland Drive.
00:37
Homeowners will be waiting next door at 501.
00:40
Next door, 501.
00:44
For Metcour, what's your location?
00:51
We're at beds and commerce.
00:54
Copy.
01:00
Correction, Veterans and Morrissey.
01:05
Beds are you guys to stay honest, you guys are closer?
01:18
Dispatch, Injewan.
01:22
Ingeon, go ahead.
01:26
Angie Juan, on scene we have a trailer with fire on the deck.
01:30
We're going to be pulling a line,
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be in offensive mode.
01:35
NG1 will be Highland Command.
01:40
And Join, message received, on-scene trailer with fire on deck, offensive mode,
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Highland Command at 858.
01:50
Now 2nd 2nd 2.2.
01:54
Thank you.
01:56
434 going to Joe's 858.
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Truck one, level one.
02:09
One on scene level one.
02:11
Engine one, front battalion one.
02:14
Go ahead.
02:17
I copied your report.
02:19
I'll go ahead and say command from here.
02:21
Do you need anything else at this moment?
02:23
No, we should be able to get this fairly quickly, hopefully.
02:26
Nothing else shown on the 360.
02:28
I talk with homeowner real quick.
02:35
Truck one, battalion, one.
02:38
Go ahead.
02:40
Do you have a hydrant right there by you?
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That one right here.
02:51
Start working your way that way.
02:53
I don't think we're going to need it, but just in case.
02:56
Dispatch battalion one.
03:00
Battalion one, go ahead.
03:02
I'll be taking over Highland Command from Engine 1.
03:07
You can hold everything at this point.
03:10
All the other units dispatch can continue in.
03:14
Message received.
03:17
Agent 4 level of.
03:20
Units on scene, Highlands.
03:22
Go to Gold, please.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704
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