Fire crews extinguish appliance fire near Drake Ave, Skokie IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an appliance fire at a residence near Drake Avenue in Skokie. Multiple fire units, including engines, trucks, and ambulances, were dispatched. Light smoke and fire were reported from a kitchen appliance area, and firefighters contained the blaze. Utilities were requested and Drake Avenue was briefly blocked while crews worked at the scene.
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Ambulance 17, Engine 16, Truck 16, Truck 18, and Rescue 17 respond to appliance fire near Drake Avenue.
00:13
Skokie Rescue 17 and Ambulance 17 are en route to the spill.
00:17
Rescue and ambulance message received.
00:19
Skokie 16 units en route to Drake.
00:23
Skokie Station 10 units en route to Drake.
00:26
Six, ten, message received.
00:28
Skokie ambulance 18, engine 18 arriving on scene.
00:32
Eighteen received.
00:34
Skokie squad and truck 18 are en route to Drake.
00:36
Message received.
00:40
Skokie Rescue 17 is on scene.
00:42
We're northbound.
00:43
I have a split-level ranch home.
00:45
I do have light smoke pumping out of the delta side.
00:49
Rescue 17's the still engine, and we'll be going in with the pump can.
00:55
Rescue message received.
00:57
Rescue 17, are you guys northbound?
01:01
Yeah, affirmative.
01:02
Rescue 17 to 5.
01:03
We met it with a pan.
01:04
Looks like it was mostly in the microwave and the cabinets above.
01:08
I think the fire extended to the floor above.
01:12
So we're headed up right now.
01:14
My driver dropped me at center vent just in case you need us.
01:18
Skokie Battalion 1617, I'm assuming command.
01:21
Companies switch over to right fire ground.
01:24
Let's keep the response coming in right now.
01:26
Advise.
01:28
This is LMS received.
01:30
Drake Avenue is blocked northbound.
01:34
Skokie from Battalion 16, give me a working incident here, working fire.
01:39
That's receiving fire 1029.
01:42
All companies responding in.
01:45
Drake is going to be blocked to the north.
01:47
You're going to need to approach from the south.
01:49
All companies, approach from the south!
01:52
Squad 18 is in the alleyway.
01:56
That's received.
02:01
Battalion six, battalion twenty-one, ambulance 16, and 1600 respond to appliance fire near Drake Avenue.
02:14
Skokie from Drake, come in.
02:17
Drake command, good.
02:18
The tower must be keeping all Skokie units eventually.
02:23
Skokie 1600 is en route to Drake.
02:25
Sixteen, another message received.
02:27
Ambulance 16, advised that we still need comment.
02:30
Power 16 engine and 16 are on scene.
02:32
Sixteen's message.
02:34
Skokie from command, you can keep the utilities coming.
02:39
Message received.
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Location mentioned:
Drake Ave, Skokie, IL 60076
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