Fire at AC unit extinguished before firefighters arrived, Rockford IL


A fire occurred at an outdoor air conditioning unit near Brindale Drive. The property manager used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames before firefighters arrived. Upon arrival, there was no fire visible, only smoke, and no further action was needed.
Audio|Source: Winnebago County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Engine 4 and ladder 5, respond to extend with fire near Brindale Drive.
00:19
Engine 4 is around.
00:23
10 for engine 4. It looks like the AC unit that's outside caught fire, the property manager is outside, they use the fire extinguisher to extinguish it.
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Listen, Ralph.
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Stand for.
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Rockford to Engine 4.
00:51
Due to this new program we have ProQA has changed it to a residential fire.
01:00
Although they are not,
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there is no flames, there is smoke though,
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out in the backyard.
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We to upgrade it.
01:12
We're almost on scene, we'll advise here in a second while we get there.
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Stanford, thank you.
01:24
Engine four is on scene.
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I've got nothing to show on to be investigated.
01:28
We'll inform you.
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If our agent four is unseen, we'll investigate.
01:35
Nothing showing.
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Rockford, IL
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