Smoke confirmed in apartment eight, Rockford IL


Audio of a fire dispatch near Pierce Ave reporting smoke in apartment eight and multiple alarms sounding at a multi-family building. Fire crews are responding and investigating the source of the smoke.
Audio|Source: Winnebago County Public Safety
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Lost Park 83 is available. Copy, Medicaid, 83 is available.
00:28
At 2423, Pierce Avenue. Companies responding to Pierce Avenue. Switch to Fire 2 an advisory near route. Switch to Fire 2 for Pierce Avenue.
00:50
A company is responding to Pierce Avenue. The complaint is in apartment number four says that there is smoke coming from possibly the lower unit. He's not sure what unit is on the first floor and all the alarms are going off.
01:02
Happy ladder nine, I'm seeing a 15 family apartment building, nothing showing.
01:12
We'll have command and investigating.
01:13
Engine one, are you en route?
01:14
Rockford, fire to engine one, engine one, engine one, verifying you're in route.
01:18
And confirming smoke coming from apartment number eight with alarms sounding.
01:22
The engine one on scene.
01:27
Do you advise you taking the hydrant?
01:29
The engine eight on scene has a hydrant.
01:31
Letter 9 is a command and one will support.
01:34
Copy District 1 on theme.
01:36
Letter 9 maintaining command, engine one working with them.
01:39
Okay, after that still fire and apartment 8.
01:40
District 1 taking command.
01:41
That's letter nine.
01:43
The motion to wrist.
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Location mentioned:
Near Pierce Ave, Rockford, IL 61103
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