Smoke reported at manufacturing plant caused by equipment issue, Wakarusa IN
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Fire & ArsonFire departments and police responded to a report of smoke filling a building near Maple Lane in Wakarusa. Roads were closed and mutual aid was requested. The smoke was later found to be caused by a compressor issue at the Thor manufacturing plant, and the fire call was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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06:35
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, clear on Fireground 2, all units on Fireground 2, 17-64 when you get here, I need you to come up Penrose 7, we're going to shut the road down.
00:10
Requests 45 units respond to near Maple Lane, was advised by a security officer at door,
00:19
that building is full of smoke.
00:22
Claire, Penn Road 7, shut the road down.
00:25
Definitely.
00:30
1580, 17-0-7-0-6.
00:36
Okay, call to call you.
00:42
Switch on 347.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:51
Dispatch Walker is signal 45 for structure 45.
01:05
1702 advise that they have the road shut down.
01:08
They're also advising Tom 24 has a lift.
01:10
I can get the truck and trailer and stock requesting if you want them to do that.
01:15
They're going to 30-040.
01:18
Go ahead.
01:22
Dispatch walkerosa, signal 70, check signal 45 for a structure 45 at near Maple Lane between Waterford and 101103.
01:37
The building full of smoke.
01:40
Everyone go ahead and stop shopping for a minute.
01:42
I'm going to try to put this car out.
01:46
Okay, this has 17 and 64 is going to be in Rops, Cairo, 7.
01:50
18.0.1's core, call.
01:53
Just patch, 4 acre.
01:54
Signal 45[1], automatic mutual aid for Walker, Rooke, on a structure, 45.
01:59
24.
02:00
24-68, okay.
02:01
That's not four.
02:03
Support.
02:11
104. Dispatch Harrison, signal 45, mutual aid for Wauka-Rusa, structure 45.
02:16
7-4. Dispatch Navine, signal 45, mutual aid for Wauka-Rusa, structure 45.
02:24
Dispatch 4-Ares, signal 45.
02:26
Automatic mutual aid for Waukerusa and Structure 45.
02:29
This will be near Maple Lane, near Maple.
02:33
PD is on saying advice with the building is full of smoke.
02:44
Engine 4, Nettic 243 South Nathany Street.
02:51
Woodlands Manor.
02:52
Engine 4, and Nettic 24, Transfer,
02:56
343 South Nathany Street.
02:58
Woodlands Manor.
03:11
Signal 45[1], Mutual Aid for Walker, Roussefrewsa for Structure, 45, near Maple Lane, near Maple Lane,
03:20
between Waterford and 101103, building full of smoke.
03:26
802 and 28, Station 2.
03:29
801, claim to call this day.
03:32
10.4.
03:33
This special unit, ATL of 29151 camera 108, 28,151 camera 108, ATL for EPD 793,
03:43
(name withheld) and (name withheld), possibly with (name withheld) who is mapping at this address via Snapchat four hours ago.
03:54
35 in the Route Station 2.
03:58
801 in Route Station 2.
04:01
In Jim 4L, Kurt.
04:03
3103, 340, 353.
04:06
Good.
04:10
Go ahead.
04:11
34, station 1.
04:16
The nurse advice, the patient's going to be between the 1 and 200 hallway.
04:21
The side door would be the closest that you can only see is the front door.
04:25
If they get them unstuck, if so, I just have two vehicles that need to go first because they're already in the opposing lane of traffic.
04:32
Grand Lighten, sir.
04:37
5105 in Ralph Station 2.
04:40
Clear.
04:42
89 in Ralph Station 2.
04:46
340-583 are they out then? Are they going to be able to continue up?
04:52
11.05 in Route Station 2.
05:00
42, station 1.
05:02
2. Station 1.
05:04
Special 5.5.5.
05:07
Final 5, go ahead.
05:09
Can you advise this address? Is it a business or a residence?
05:14
7 and 8 is on trains on.
05:17
2419.
05:19
2419.
05:21
2419.
05:23
It's a full-up plan.
05:24
I'm 1023.
05:26
The building is full-up.
05:27
vote, but I don't see any planes at this point.
05:31
Can you revise the return for the Schuyler-Clark?
05:37
They're negative signal 32 in RMS.
05:40
They are on file through Delaware.
05:43
Okay.
05:46
17-02, 1780.
05:49
1837 or out.
05:52
5-500 dispatch.
05:54
5-of-5, go ahead.
05:57
1800 unit going in route, repeat, your radio cut out.
06:02
1840 said.
06:05
Ten-four.
06:07
You can signal nine fire, divided by employees that the compressor issue, there's no 45.
06:14
Ten-four.
06:15
Not you know what that takes one.
06:18
Dispatch walker is a Harrison.
06:21
Napanee, this is going to be the Thor plant.
06:28
You can disregard.
06:31
Disregard, it's a compressor issue,
06:35
disregard. 1801.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 45: Fire-related incident or alarm, including possible structure fire, arson, or request for fire response.
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Wakarusa, IN
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