Garbage can fire near Shadow Creek Dr poses risk to home, Burr Ridge IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 02:22 PM

16W357 Shadow Creek Dr, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Firefighters responded to a garbage can fire near Shadow Creek Drive in Burr Ridge, Illinois. The fire was close to a home, posing a risk of spreading. The fire was quickly controlled and limited to the first two fire engines on scene. Mutual aid units were involved but the incident was contained without extending to a structure fire.

Audio|Source: Downers Grove and Westmont Police/Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire. Outside fire.

00:02

District 123G.

00:04

16W. 357 Shadow Creek Drive through.

00:07

Engine 123.

00:08

Cross street of dead end and Route 83.

00:15

Fire. Structure fire, District 1A3B, Route 83 and 91st Street, Burr Ridge, Battalion 12, Battalion 182, Chief 120, Deputy 121, Engine 120, Engine 124, Engine 152, Engine 183, Engine 90, Lata 122, Letter 189, Medic 122, Medic 1 23.

00:44

182, Chief 120, Deputy 121, Engine 120, engine 124, engine 152, engine 183, engine 90, ladder 122, letter 89, medic 122, medic 123.

00:59

Giant 120 information.

01:03

Good.

01:04

All right, the call on engine 123 was just toned out prior to this.

01:08

This is where that location is going to be.

01:11

The Edge 123 call is for an outside fire for a garbage can, but we are getting exposure information.

01:16

We're close to the home.

01:17

You want the full response to go to 16 West 357 Shadow Creek?

01:23

Okay, you're just making sure you're saying it's both the same call, correct?

01:27

Affirm it. If it's based on information in both tickets, that's what it looks like.

01:34

Yeah, you can have them direct that way.

01:36

We're to stay there around 83 for when they get here.

01:40

Received, annual 123.

01:42

You're going to go to the 16-357 location and everyone else is going to get that ticket updated.

01:55

If you want to find, can you reduce your traffic?

01:59

The purpose of structure fire reported at 83 and 91st.

02:04

We're rerouting it is going to be the same location as 16 West 357 Shadow Creek Drive.

02:10

Tri-State companies in mutual aid respond to 16 West 357 Shadow Creek Drive for the reported garbage can on fire outside exposed to a structure.

02:23

Dial-120 is on the scene.

02:26

We're going to hold this to the first two engines.

02:28

You can strike out the fire response.

02:30

I got a garbage can outside the driveway that's smoldering.

02:34

Message received.

02:40

You've still got both calls open.

02:42

You can move engine 120 to the Shadow Creek call and then you can close out the 91st and 83 structure fire.

02:50

All received, about the calls consolidated, and you still be confirming strikeout to Mutual 8 coming in?

02:59

Yeah, I'll just take myself, NJ120 and J-123.

03:04

Message received, solid mutual aid going to Shadow Creek, 16 West 357, Shadow Creek, you're clear to return.

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16W357 Shadow Creek Dr, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

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