Gas leak reported near River St, Des Plaines IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible gas leak near River Street in Des Plaines. The leak was reported to be coming from an oven, and residents with pets safely evacuated. Responding units found zero gas readings inside the home after investigation and confirmed the source was the oven. Emergency services were also dispatched for a separate medical call involving a woman with high blood pressure and a headache near Ridge.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Suburban Fire Departments, MABAS and IFERN
Listen to dispatch call
04:36
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have us en route to near River Street?
00:07
I actually have you on scene at River.
00:11
Excellent, we're pulling up now.
00:15
Nice.
00:34
Six, you're out to Glenbrook.
01:01
Attention, you're going to have four to meet you outside with two dogs.
01:05
Leak coming from the oven.
01:08
All right, I see four people, two dogs outside coming from the oven.
01:16
Central Squad One's back in quarters.
01:28
Engine One from Engine Two.
01:35
You want to swap with us? We'll go to the gas leak, you go with your handles.
01:41
Sounds good.
01:52
This is a Tango Four.
02:17
Engine One, return to quarters.
02:27
Red Engine Five's on scene.
02:29
Ozanam will be off investigating.
02:33
What fire ground is available?
02:37
Engine Five, you have red fire ground.
02:40
Copy that.
02:42
The actual panel there.
02:48
Turn from Battalion 61, we'll go to white fire ground.
02:56
Battalion 4 is on scene.
02:57
Battalion 4 has got Ozanam Command.
03:02
I see Ozanam Command.
03:12
I don't know which car it is.
03:19
Message received.
03:25
To come, I can do a loud alarm.
03:29
Alarm set off by cooking smoke.
03:31
Clear with service.
03:34
I'm going to allow an alarm to set off by cooking some of your returns.
03:42
Do you have both cars at the bottom with you?
03:48
Blood pressure and a headache.
03:51
Again, EMS for an ambulance 22 engine 22, near Ridge going to apartment G George with a 48-year-old female suffering from a headache and high blood pressure.
04:03
Time is 1309.
04:09
Tower two, you guys can free up.
04:11
Thanks.
04:16
Merry Christmas.
04:23
I was in command, go ahead.
04:26
We got zero readings on the inside of the house now that we're investigating the oven.
04:32
We can return when everybody else come in.
04:36
I'll handle it with the fives.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
River St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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