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False alarm: plastic bags mistaken for fire at Arbor DriveJanesville WI

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E Racine St & Arbor Dr, Janesville, WI 53545

Fire engine 814 was dispatched to the intersection of Arbor Drive and East Racine Street for a report of a possible fire. Upon arrival, it was determined that the reported smoke was caused by plastic bags, and no fire or smoke was present.

Audio|Source: Rock and Surrounding Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 814 respond to Arbor Drive and East Racine Street. For a special duty, cross streets are East Racine Street and Arbor Drive. Time now, 0954.
00:23
We'll be 814 in route, Arbor and Racine, Racine and Arbor,
00:28
and we'll have PD respond as well.
00:57
Ambulance 843 and Tower 831 respond to (number withheld) Ostwick Avenue.
01:04
For a stroke, cross streets are Home Park Avenue and Clark Street.
01:09
Time now, 0955.
01:16
Fire, 831 is around, Crosswick.
01:23
Copy 831 in route to (number withheld) Boswick Avenue (number withheld) Boswick this will be for a 77-year-old male with lower level of consciousness dripping on the right side of six-face cross-street Clark to hall.
01:50
143 Apple Lloyd.
01:55
I copy, 143 Apple Lloyd.
02:02
I'm fired of Battalion 9. I apologize I was on the phone. Did you have traffic for me?
02:11
Italian 9 to the call on Boswick.
02:14
Keep 843 coming.
02:16
Tower 831 can clear.
02:22
I copy the Italian.
02:39
Battalion 9 respond to (number withheld) Bostwick Avenue.
02:44
For a stroke, cross streets are Home Park Avenue and Clark Street.
02:49
Time now, 0959.
02:59
We're fired at 814.
03:06
814, you can disregard after on scene, suit it's just plastic bags, no smoke or fire.

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E Racine St & Arbor Dr, Janesville, WI 53545
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