Small burning paper mistaken for vehicle fire, Peoria IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 01:19 PM

N California Ave, Peoria, IL 61603

Fire units responded to a reported vehicle fire near North California Avenue in Peoria. Upon arrival, they found no vehicle fire but a small amount of burning paper outside. The incident was cleared without further action.

Audio|Source: Peoria City Fire Dispatch - PEOR 1 and 2 and 3

02:45

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1.209 North California Avenue.

00:04

Vehicle fire.

00:05

Cross street, 400, East Nebraska Avenue.

00:08

FireMap, 153.

00:10

Engine,

00:11

1.209, North California, Avenue.

00:32

Engine 12, 1118, Northeast Adams Street.

00:37

Open burning code 2, cross street 300, Morton Street, Firemap 152.

00:43

Engine 12-1118 Northeast Adams Street.

00:53

Engine 16, 409, West Glen Avenue, EMS fall, code 1, cross street 4900, North Martha Street, FireMap, 1655, Engine 16 409 West Glen Avenue.

01:14

Engine went to be advised that the mail is on with the torch.

01:17

Two,

01:19

four.

01:24

This is 16.

01:26

Here is something so far on that I was going.

01:29

For a 93-year-old team of that fell, she'd get hit her head.

01:37

3 is in the area we're checking this now.

01:41

Asian 3 area, you're checking it out.

01:47

There's a thing he advised that the caller said he just sees someone brand new using a backyard and unsure of the exact address.

01:57

Yeah, we found it.

01:58

We're on scene.

02:01

Okay.

02:04

And so if you're just one, 1118 Northeast Adams, we're an open firm, possibly in a fire pit.

02:12

Hi, three's en route to California.

02:17

Hi, for a route to California.

02:23

Dispatch from Engine 1, there's no car fire here.

02:27

No car fire.

02:30

I-3 from Engine 1.

02:33

Go ahead.

02:36

Supposedly it was just a couple dollar bills out front that were on fire, so I don't know if you want to still come.

02:44

No, I'm good.

02:45

I-3 is clear.

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N California Ave, Peoria, IL 61603

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