Downed live power line causes fire in backyard

Heard on: DuPage IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We're on that wire down.

00:01

Can you start coming this way? We do have an active fire.

00:04

We're going to make sure it's not extending to anything.

00:16

Dairywood District Five Four Zero, possible stroke.

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(number withheld) Robin Lane, (number withheld) Robin Lane, room (number withheld) , (number withheld) .

00:24

Medic 55 , engine 54 , you'll be there.

00:34

Loudwater District 510, sick person, (number withheld) Westview Lane, (number withheld) Westview.

00:40

51 companies here.

00:43

55,

00:45

we do have a live power line down at (number withheld) Arlington.

00:50

Can you notify ComEd?

00:55

I copy.

00:57

Engine 103, go ahead.

01:03

I'm over on Washington right now.

01:05

You're west.

01:06

Are we better off on Elm over there?

01:09

I think we're gonna have better access hitting it from where you're at.

01:13

We're trying to get over to you.

01:18

Engine 103, come back to Elm.

01:19

We're gonna have to leader line it all the way to the backyard.

8/12/2026 08:01 AM

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Arlington Dr, Hanover Park, IL 60133

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews respond to a reported live power line down with an active fire near Arlington Drive. Units discuss approaching from nearby streets and plan to stretch a hose line to the backyard area. Additional medical calls for a possible stroke and a sick person are also dispatched at other locations during the radio traffic.

Downed live power line causes fire in backyard

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