Downed street light wire on West Congress Street

Heard on: Kankakee IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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

All right, Engine 41, we got you around (number withheld) West Congress Street.

00:07

Engine 41, report of the wires down at (number withheld) West Congress Street.

00:12

They advised it's from the alley to the corner of Blaine and Congress.

00:21

Yeah, I got 41.

00:23

Engine 41.

00:25

We're gonna be on scene here.

00:27

We do have a wire down here on Congress.

00:32

I probably have to make them out.

00:36

You said Engine Four, sorry, you're walked in by City Fire.

00:39

You have a wire down and what else?

00:44

It's laying between the trees all the way from the pole on Congress and Blaine to the alley.

00:50

It's laying on Congress itself.

00:54

Message received.

00:57

Yeah, I got 41.

00:59

10-41, go ahead.

01:02

The line appears to be the line that runs the street light on Blaine.

01:08

The line's in the trees right now, so we need to notify ComEd.

01:13

Yes, address.

01:17

The address is (number withheld) Blaine.

01:20

South.

01:23

(number withheld) South Blaine.

8/10/2026 05:20 AM

Fire

Congress St, Bradley, IL 60915

Downed street light wire on West Congress Street

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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 report of a wire down near West Congress Street and Blaine. The line appeared to be a streetlight wire hanging in trees and lying on the roadway, and utility workers were requested to check the situation near South Blaine.

Downed street light wire on West Congress Street

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