False report of vehicle fire at Maple and Church, Evanston IL
Fire & ArsonUnits responded to a report of a vehicle fire at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Church Street in Evanston. Upon arrival, no fire or vehicle in distress was found. The report originated from a third party dispatcher who was not at the scene. The incident could not be confirmed, and no vehicle fire was present.
Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
03:36
Transcript:
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An engine detail,
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engine 23,
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Maple and Church for a report of a truck on fire.
00:26
Okay, it's actually, sorry,
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it's a car fire, so it's actually going to be, uh,
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squad 21, truck 23 for Maple and Church,
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for the truck on fire.
00:41
Car fire response, squad 21, truck 23, Maple and Church for the truck on fire.
00:48
Time out 1347.
00:59
Italian 21 is down the street.
01:08
Italian 21, you said you're down the street.
01:13
Yeah, I'm right behind the squad 21. I'll be in front to end up to that.
01:20
Okay, I'm forward.
01:33
We're right at Maple Church. We don't see anything here yet.
01:39
We're right at Maple Church. We don't see anything here yet. We see.
01:47
Squad 21 is on scene, doesn't see anything east of Maple either, or west of Maple.
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Is there a caller that you could call back?
02:00
They were calling from PACE dispatch, so they weren't on scene, but I'll try calling them back.
02:15
Cloud 21 for me with 21. It's clear on Maple all the way up to Emerson.
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Copy, thank you.
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For units responding,
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it's supposed to be on Church and there's supposedly a pace bus that is behind it.
02:48
No,
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there's nothing,
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no pace bus, no truck,
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no car and fire here.
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We're going to be available.
03:10
Okay, we'll try to contact the bus driver and get a better location.
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Squad 21 cops and we're back in service.
03:32
Try to glance your copies. We're going to be here and you get the fuel.
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Anything comes up on.
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Location mentioned:
Maple Ave & Church St, Evanston, IL 60201
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