Fire crews respond to house fire near Little Piasa Rd, Dow IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible house fire near Little Piasa Road in the Dow, Illinois area. Early radio traffic suggested a person might still have been inside, but later confirmation indicated the resident was safely outside. A dog remained inside the residence while firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
Audio|Heard on: Jerseyville City Police / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:3
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, this is Jersey County. I have a house fire near Little Piasa.
00:04
Would be the (name withheld) residence.
00:07
Neighbors believe that (name withheld) is still in the residence.
00:12
Ralph.
00:22
Attention QAM Fire Department.
00:24
Attention QAM Fire Department, please respond to near Little Piasa Road.
00:31
Near Little Piasa Road for a house on fire, subject possibly still inside.
00:37
Attention,
00:38
Correction, attention QAM Fire Department please respond to near Little Piasa.
00:45
Near Little Piasa for a house fire, subject still inside.
00:50
I have a one time out.
00:51
Page 504.
01:03
County to officers,
01:07
1098 request we shut the highway down.
01:12
We're in sight.
01:15
10-4[1], we're shutting it down now.
01:17
No, we were just talking about that down here.
01:21
Headed your way and that's it.
01:29
302-116 for 518.
01:34
Good.
01:39
Jersey County 41, please interrupt.
01:41
Can you go ahead and page out Jerseyville for me to leave?
01:49
Coming in off Route Three.
01:53
Jersey County 423 acknowledges page.
01:57
18,
02:05
This is one.
02:10
10-4[1], thank you.
02:16
Correction, 518.
02:17
I'm thinking of the wrong location.
02:19
I haven't been down there since the snow.
02:25
I just talked to somebody who lives by that creek.
02:27
They said it'd be real iffy on getting across that creek on Little Piasa.
02:36
County units, (name withheld) is outside at this time.
02:39
There's a dog still inside.
02:42
What's that for?
02:44
Verifying, did you say (name withheld) is outside the residence?
02:50
120, that's affirmative.
02:54
10-4[1], thank you county. Nobody else inside except a dog.
02:59
Outside.
03:00
Affirmative.
03:02
10-4[1], thank you county.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Little Piasa Rd, Dow, IL 62022
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