Sawdust fire burns near railroad tracks in Davenport, Davenport IA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are responding to a fire involving sawdust burning inside a container near Railroad Ave in Davenport. There are concerns about high temperatures and chemical odors detected in the area. Fire trucks are positioned close to the railroad tracks, and coordination with the railroad company is ongoing to avoid obstructing an approaching train.
Audio|Source: Davenport and Quad Cities Metro Police, Fire / EMS
06:26
Transcript:
00:00
10-4[1]. Why don't you guys get in your engine and stay cool, and when truck 12 goes on bells, I'll have you replace them.
00:09
Trenge 4-pacup.
00:10
We've located a soviour the Soviet guy to have a quick star, east (number withheld), we're back to us.
00:14
Okay, thank you. Do you know what's inside of that container burning?
00:17
Yep, it's sawdust that's our trying to keep it cool.
00:19
Sound for?
00:20
It sounds like to take with 400 degrees on the size are cut now.
00:23
May I copy.
00:24
Command from Cucon.
00:26
Go ahead, Cucon.
00:27
I do have a call on hold.
00:29
He smells a chemical odor in the area near Railroad Ave.
00:34
Mid-American has been notified.
00:36
We thought maybe it was from what you're dealing with now.
00:40
However, he says he smelled it yesterday as well.
00:42
Come here, copies.
00:43
Have Engine 13 handle one unavailable.
00:45
Engine 13 will handle one available.
00:47
Engine 2. Fast-tracking NSF.
00:54
Lanesburg Colony Apartments.
00:55
At (number withheld) Auto and Drive.
00:58
Unit (number withheld).
00:59
Import Engine 7.
01:01
Fast Track EMF, XI-(number withheld), Northwest Boulevard.
01:05
Engine 2 from Engine 1.
01:08
Ah, Chris.
01:09
Why don't you get your phone set up and ready to go if we need it after they get this whole cut?
01:14
Understood. I had a new replacement yesterday and I'm having a shortness left today.
01:18
Very lightheaded.
01:19
Yep one. 14, you want to come to a child with the truck there on, Bill.
01:22
Yeah, Honorable.
01:23
Command, truck 12 is on the road.
01:24
Command copies, truck 12, go ahead and rehab in the cab of your vehicle.
01:28
Copy, we're having the cab.
01:29
Command,
01:30
engine 14. Go ahead, engine 14.
01:31
As right now, the officer-side outriggers with the truck are so close to the track, I don't think the train's past.
01:37
You may want to contact the railroad.
01:39
Command copies.
01:40
Keep you out from command. Before I copy, I'll notify the railroad's not the train.
01:44
Truck 12 engineer from command.
01:46
Go ahead and pack up and move the truck to an appropriate spot to where it's not going to start to train if it comes by.
01:53
Stand 4. 10.4. 10.4.
01:54
13. Stand by for a minute. 10.4. Stand by for a minute.
01:55
10.4.
01:56
Spathings and a next second.
01:57
Underneath, time for.
01:58
2.2. 2.2. Respond 2.
02:01
Respond to chest pain.
02:02
John Deer Harvester C.L.
02:04
at (number withheld) 13th Avenue.
02:06
East Moline. Region 14 from command.
02:09
When you do get up there, I want holes big enough to where you can give tools inside of there to sit the sawdust around and get it completely extinguished.
02:21
Ranger 14 copies, we'll make a man-side hole.
02:24
To tend to use our last ambulance ambulance, ambulance 13 for mutual aid and e-schooling.
02:31
Affirmative.
02:32
Ambulance 13.
02:33
Respond to a known incident type.
02:35
John Deer Harvester CO at (number withheld) 13th Avenue, East Mulline.
02:40
Cucan.
02:41
Go ahead, Cicamp.
02:42
I don't interstate advice, they do have a train that's about to go through now, but they cannot stop.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Railroad Ave, Davenport, IA 52802
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