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False building fire call due to burnt food in Iowa CityIowa City IA

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Cascade Ln, Iowa City, IA 52246

Fire units responded to a building fire call near Cascade Lane and Rushmore Drive in Iowa City. Upon arrival, the fire was determined to be caused by burnt food and no actual building fire was present. All units returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Johnson County Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Johnson County Ambulance, Quint
00:06
Johnson County Ambulance, Quint 4, Engine 1, Truck 1 4, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 3, and Battalion Chief J-Cath 3-1.
00:18
Respond to building fire.
00:20
At near Cascade Lane, Iowa City.
00:24
Cross streets are Rushmore Drive.
00:27
Engine 3, and Battalion Chief, J-CAT 3-1.
00:32
Respond to building fire.
00:34
At near Cascade Lane, Iowa City, cross streets of Rushmore Drive.
00:41
34.
00:43
Bye-9.
00:50
Central Officer, special attention, Northbound I-3-80 from Centerpoint, Northbound 380 from Centerpoint.
00:55
You know, a Raddick driver, described as a Maroon Chevrolet sports car type vehicle,
01:02
unknown plates.
01:04
Call everybody's vehicles traveling well over 90 mile an hour, delegating vehicles, we've been in and out of traffic.
01:10
Hey, Carol, Coastalorestick, Tulsi, Rapids, 1524.
01:14
Take on the town, she's just funny.
01:17
That 9-type 4.
01:21
One's in route on-tack.
01:27
Truck One's on-tack.
01:28
We're on-tack. We're on-tack, on-in.
01:36
J-com, Quint, for, and C-com.
01:42
J-com engine two.
01:44
Okay.
01:47
Engine two.
01:53
One see the medium-sized part building, nothing showing from two sides.
01:58
Evacuation of progress will be able to investigate and else strategy.
02:01
Okay, why not?
02:03
Have you?
02:04
Two-four.
02:15
They come out of 32 transfer.
02:17
Good.
02:22
May into downtown, please.
02:28
Okay. Hi, (name withheld).
02:29
Man. Okay.
02:39
Burn food, everyone can be taken care.
02:46
The county chief, copy, he's burnt food, everyone can turn in service.
02:50
J-Con, the town of Chief's second.

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Location mentioned:
Cascade Ln, Iowa City, IA 52246

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