Vehicle fire with one person taken to hospital

Heard on: Arlington Heights IL Fire-Talk

00:50

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Engine two's got a fire around pulling up.

00:03

Engine two for command, can you block all lanes eastbound behind us please?

00:10

Received.

00:14

You want us to block traffic eastbound or coming from the east?

00:19

Marty, do you need another ambulance or are you good with what we have coming?

00:23

We're good with what we got ready.

00:24

No, hey Murphy, you bring your tick.

00:28

Bring your tick, yes.

00:30

We're probably going to fire them.

00:31

Squad two from command, can you give me an update on what you have?

00:36

We got one patient being evaluated, and then the other patient's going to be a refusal.

00:41

We're working on popping his hood

00:44

just to get access and really an extension or what's going on.

00:48

Okay, one transport and one rescue.

2026-10-01 23:58 UTC

Fire

Arlington Heights, IL

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a vehicle fire in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Engine 2 requested that all eastbound lanes behind them be blocked while they worked to access the vehicle and check for fire extension. Two patients were involved, with one transported and one refusing care.