Garbage truck fire with possible natural gas at 11th and Charles, Rockford IL
Fire & ArsonA garbage truck caught fire at the intersection near 11th Street and Charles Street in Rockford, IL. The fire was fully involved, and there were possible pressurized natural gas tanks on the vehicle. Police were requested to close the westbound lane of Charles Street to manage the situation safely. Fire and emergency units responded quickly to the scene to control and extinguish the fire.
Audio|Source: Rockford Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Here's a fully involved garbage truck on fire on 11th and Charles.
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Two on that call.
00:17
Can it repeat?
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Latter Q,
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respond to vehicle fire at Charles Street and 11th Street.
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Fire, Medi, 10 Rout switch, Mayor.
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10-4[1], Medi, 10 to 3.
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Operative, (name withheld).
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Last unit, repeat, you are covered.
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Injini, Dante.
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And virginate.
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Engine 2, Rockford.
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Go ahead, Engine 2.
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Engine 2 is going to be on C. I'm going to take Command 11th Street at Charles.
01:23
Got fully-valed garbage truck, most likely pressurized natural gas on this. I'm going to need PD to shut down the westbound land of Charles on the ASAP.
01:38
Time for our engine 2 on scene fully-involved garbage truck with possible natural gaspots and EPD in that shut down westbound.
01:51
That's right later 2.
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Ladder 2, go ahead.
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Fully involved at that district 2 and a second engine.
02:02
Town for our district 2 is en route and we'll get to a second engine.
02:09
Rockford, we're going to have Medic 7 on team with us. Can you put them out of service on team with us?
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Ten four.
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Engine two, fire on the scene with that.
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Engine one,
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respond to vehicle fire on the 11th Street.
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District 2, Rockford Fire. Can you give me an idea of what companies you've got coming to this now?
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Engine 2, ladder two are on scene. Engine 1 is en route and Medic 7 is also on scene because they were driving by, called off on it.
02:57
10-4[1]. Let's go ahead and move this to Channel 2.
03:01
It's time for ladder 2, engine 2, engine 1, medic 7,
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switch to fire 2 per district 2.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
11th St & Charles St, Rockford, IL 61104
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