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Box truck parked on highway shoulder with no fireBerkeley IL

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I-290, Berkeley, IL

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders reported a possible car fire on highway I-290 near Berkeley, Illinois. They found a box truck parked on the shoulder near Gardner Road and I-290 with no fire or accident present.

Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Fire
Listen to dispatch call
04:32
Transcript:
00:00
The Metro 400445 is in route to the highway car fire.
00:09
From match at her seat.
00:15
Central from engine 25 can you send over to our CAD.
00:28
Got it.
00:30
Central, Medi-Torchizzer area.
00:34
Let's see.
00:39
Metro from engine 25, any further information or a visual?
00:48
Negative, nothing further.
00:50
That's all state gave us.
00:52
Box truck on the right.
00:58
Central District 26 are responding.
01:01
That's received.
01:03
It looks like Western Springs is going to be your mutual ambulance.
01:06
See,
01:09
thank you. Be advised.
01:11
Both stations are empty.
01:16
Check.
01:26
Engine 25 from 405.
01:28
If it looks like much is going on, you can release your handle to your own call for you need to.
01:38
Medic 25, you can return.
01:42
All right, medic 25 got it.
01:44
Can you send that call?
01:46
Engine 26 is going to our CAD Central.
01:50
Message receives, do you want us to disregard Western Spring?
01:58
Want anyone else?
02:03
Central for Mended. Traffic for Central, you cutoff.
02:17
Yes, Central, under 26.
02:18
Keep all the ambulances coming in.
02:21
If I don't need Western Springs, I'll let you know.
02:24
North Carolina, too good.
02:25
Let's receive, go continue.
02:29
Central from 05.
02:33
405, go ahead.
02:36
507, Bellwood Avenue.
02:37
...that area and have found nothing.
02:41
Just, we're all going to return.
02:43
We can see if they can find anything else.
02:50
Yeah, it looks like state police on the phone didn't locate that accident either, the car fire.
02:59
Mastercy, 400, 40405 in service return.
03:03
Messercy.
03:05
Central for Medi-25, can we get those numerics for that EMS run, please?
03:11
So Lancaster and Wolf, Wolf and Lancaster.
03:16
Receive, thank you.
03:18
Central, under 26 signs scene, we're out with PD.
03:22
Proceeds, down seat.
03:24
Man on the ground.
03:31
Central Permittic 25.
03:32
What's the nature to this ambulance call?
03:38
So vehicle versus pedestrian and accident.
03:46
We're going to continue to 25th, just make sure.
03:54
Central Westchester 1742 now.
03:59
Message received.
04:05
Narcom 601 on seat.
04:08
119.
04:14
Control from engine 25.
04:17
Engine 25, go ahead.
04:20
Box truck, located,
04:23
Gardner Road and I-290.
04:25
He's going to relocate on Gardner.
04:28
No fire.
04:30
Message received, located.

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I-290, Berkeley, IL
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