Leaves burning mistaken for house fire in DuPage County, Dupage County IL


A caller reported flames and smoke coming from a house near South Frontage Road between Glenn and Cass. Fire responders investigated and found no house fire; the smoke was from someone burning leaves in the backyard.
Audio|Source: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S
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Transcript:
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It was a third-party caller who was on 55 going northbound, saying that
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along south frontage between Glenn and Cass.
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He saw a house with flames coming out of it and smoke going into the lead.
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D-2 and Ralph.
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1036 is probably going to be county or it is going to be county if you can advise them, we'll still respond.
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Yeah,
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they're on the way as well.
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Then you want, I'll grab your cones over if I'm sorry a hit.
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I'll be there a second.
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I actually just leave me there.
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I'll pick them up. Thank you.
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Happy.
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Oh, and you can send me that sound property report.
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10-4, and we actually just got a call from the owner of this bag.
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He said he was having car issues and he set it down and then forgot about it.
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So I guess he's in Naperville now, but said he, if we are able to get it, he'll come pick it up.
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10-4, yeah, I'll be in route now and then just direct him to the PD and he can pick it up.
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Town 4.
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1.91 I'm picking up now.
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I can get it.
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91, 104. 1 you can disregard.
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Time 4. Thank you 991.
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191. 91, I didn't catch all that.
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Did he say he's in the route back to the building or to the PD?
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As soon as he's able to leave the car, he's going to stop by the police department.
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Up.
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Call for show me 1060.
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Tap 4.
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18 West 615 south frontage.
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18 West 615 south frontage.
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Let everyone know.
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Tafort.
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60.
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Go ahead.
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I can find out of all the engine design at the 60-2 area.
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Tafort, thank you.
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I'm not seeing the flames in the house.
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I'm trying to contact at the front.
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Units can take a slowdown, looks like he's just burning leaves in the back.
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For slowdown, burning leaves.
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John 20 based on any county's traffic.
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Everybody tends to disregard.
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Just somebody burning leaves.
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