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Fire on back porch of Byron home under controlByron IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
E 4th St, Byron, IL 61010

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential fire near East 4th Street in Byron. The fire started on the back porch, possibly due to a space heater. It was contained by Byron Fire Department and declared under control with all occupants safe.

Audio|Heard on: Ogle County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Byron Fire, you need near East 4th Street for a fire on the back porch from a space heater.
00:05
Beating Byron Fire, he needed near East 4th Street for a fire on the back porch possibly from a space heater time at 2006.
00:20
Ogle County 4030.
00:23
Received 403 en route.
00:25
(Name withheld) advised her husband,
00:27
(Name withheld) believes her husband got the heater off the porch.
00:38
Received 454 is en route.
00:42
I'll go 494 now.
00:45
494 is en route?
00:55
One story house with active fire on the back porch will be pulling a line to the Charlie side.
01:03
Received 403 is on scene.
01:05
Still has active fire on the back porch.
01:09
494, do you want a box?
01:13
Yeah, go ahead and hit the box and I'll be on scene off command.
01:16
Received on scene command.
01:19
All county 454 is on scene.
01:23
454 copy on scene.
01:30
Ogle County 494.
01:34
484, go ahead.
01:37
You can cancel the box.
01:38
We're gonna.
01:49
Four hundred and three on red.
01:51
As soon as you get that fire knocked down, give me a confirm all clear in the residence.
01:55
Okay, received.
01:57
If we can get that tank farther away from the house and make sure it doesn't build up pressure inside it.
02:10
(Name withheld) ready for water?
02:17
That's understood.
02:21
You guys ready for water?
02:29
Ogle County, Byron 494.
02:33
494, Ogle County, go ahead.
02:37
Ogle Fire is under control.
02:42
Message received, fire under control.

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E 4th St, Byron, IL 61010

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