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arcing wires causing fire near westgate parkwayRockford IL

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W Gate Pkwy, Rockford, IL 61108

Fire department responded to arcing electrical wires causing a fire near Westgate Parkway in Rockford. The wires were sparking and damaging utility poles and a house. Emergency crews were dispatched to contain the fire and secure the area.

Audio|Source: Rockford Fire Department
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 10, respond to arcing wires on fire near Westgate Parkway.
00:10
Engine 11, are you back in service or still tied up?
00:18
Engine 11, available.
00:21
10 for Engine 11, I'll have you take Westgate then.
00:29
Stand for engine eleven to drop.
00:36
Ladder 1 and medic 10 respond to medical overdose near North Main Street, Unit (number withheld).
00:49
And engine 11, hopefully power lines down that are sparking.
00:53
Right for engine 10, you can stay in quarters.
01:02
Two, ten, good route west gate, part-way.
01:06
Rock attention, you can stay in quarters, and eleven's available.
01:08
They're going to take that.
01:14
Ten, four. Thanks, engine, eleven.
01:21
Letter 1, Route 837-Rfane.
01:26
Time for Robert, letter 1.
01:28
We are staging on it.
01:34
A letter one's familiar with this patient.
01:36
We're going to continue in.
01:38
Perform. PD's en route.
01:50
Medicant, I think they're getting covered, but you don't need a stage.
01:54
Letter one's familiar with this patient.
01:55
PD's in route here.
02:06
So what I'd be.
02:12
Ten for record letter one.
02:16
That's seven and quarters.
02:20
10 for Recomitick 7.
02:26
Add it, too, I'll see it.
02:29
10 for Recometic 10.
02:34
10.
02:38
10, 11, I'd see it.
02:42
10 for Reckermit, 11.
02:49
612 rocks fire to comment on route.
02:51
We do have arcing wires in the trees at this moment.
02:55
10-4[1]. And then are they still intact or they down?
03:02
Active to this time, but actively arcing it.
03:06
10-4[1].
03:11
And can you tell if they are going to pull the pole?
03:17
It is going to pull the pole as well and pull the house.
03:21
That's four.
03:22
We're on the line with comments.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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W Gate Pkwy, Rockford, IL 61108

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