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Small rubbish fire near Lafayette Street in Iowa CityIowa City IA

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Lafayette St, Iowa City, IA 52240

A small rubbish fire was reported near Lafayette Street across from the electrical substation in Iowa City. The fire was contained and extinguished by Engine 1. Other units were released to return to service.

Audio|Heard on: Johnson County Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
Do we need an atom unit at the South Capitol call?
00:07
Yes, did you guys not get that page?
00:13
We didn't, but we'll send a crew.
00:16
Happy.
00:21
J-Com car 2 response.
00:27
Car 5 will be in the area.
00:29
Copy in the area.
00:31
J-Com 31 will be your unit.
00:33
Copy.
00:37
Check on, 34.
00:39
In route, downtown.
00:40
Car 6, in route.
00:42
Copy Adam 34.
00:44
Okay, Adam 34.
00:47
Sircom, subtle, I'm back in service.
00:51
Okay.
00:53
Copy.
00:56
Just a small rubbish fire.
00:58
You can only use one fire unit this time.
01:04
Fire 445 is in the area of icing, one unit should be enough.
01:09
Jason Adam 27.
01:12
Adam 27. Adam 27.
01:15
Strategy is copies.
01:17
When the engine one can handle, all the other units can return service.
01:21
While my TAC10 tries to log back in, would you place us en route to Maine from there down?
01:28
Copy.
01:30
Vangelands track.
01:32
Car 6 back in service.
01:33
Car 2 back in turn.
01:36
Copy.
01:38
Copy.
01:39
Copy. Take on the 11 route.
01:41
Take on the 11 route.
01:43
Engine 1 to handle the structure.
01:46
Everyone else can go back in service.
01:49
31, you can disregard.
01:54
Incoming units is going to be near Lafayette Street across from the electrical substation.
02:06
Very one copies.
02:08
Fire's under control at this time.
02:12
Quint for Orange service.
02:15
Copy Clint.
02:16
Jaycom, engine three.
02:18
Engine three.
02:20
We didn't receive towns at a station.
02:22
Were we not needed them?
02:27
You were.
02:29
Are we still needed or did they cancel everybody? We missed all of it.
02:33
Engine 1's going to handle it.
02:34
Everyone else can go in service.
02:36
Copy.
02:43
JECOM Engine 1 is on scene.
02:45
It is out.
02:48
Copy. We will be out as lost air command.

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Lafayette St, Iowa City, IA 52240

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