Vehicle fire reported near St Joseph Valley Parkway, St Joseph County IN


A vehicle caught fire near St Joseph Valley Parkway and Elm Road involving a white four-door sedan traveling westbound near the Bremen Highway exit. Fire units including Battalion 5, Squad 14, and Engine 42 responded to the scene. The vehicle was still in motion when the fire was reported, and units searched the area but did not immediately find the vehicle.
Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire
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Transcript:
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10 Battalion 5.
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Squad 14. Center Township Engine, 42.
00:05
St. Joseph Valley Parkway and Elm Road.
00:09
Vehicle fire.
00:10
Priority 3[1], Charlie.
00:12
St. Joseph Valley Parkway and Elm Road.
00:15
Respond on Fireground 1[2].
00:18
1634 hours.
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Fire dispatch from Battalion 5.
00:27
Battalion 5.
00:28
Do you have a direction of travel or near a small marker?
00:34
Direction of travel is westbound.
00:36
We're still trying to figure out if the vehicle is in motion.
00:41
Okay, Mr. Steve, I'm going to get on at the Elm Road interchange in Edwest.
00:45
Okay.
00:51
Fire dispatching, Battalion 5.
00:53
By chance, do you have a vehicle description?
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For companies on Fireground 1[2], it will be a white four-door sedan.
01:07
Battalion 5 copies, white four-door sedan.
01:15
For companies on Fireground 1[2], the last location was near the Bremen Highway exit.
01:27
Battalion 5 copies.
01:28
I just went through that interchange on the bypass and nothing found as of yet.
01:35
Clear.
01:40
Region 5, 414.
01:43
So,
01:46
you want us to continue through there?
01:51
Yeah, why don't you get off and check the interchange real quick?
01:55
I'm almost done with nothing found.
01:59
Okay, clear, we're getting off right here at the Bremen Highway access.
02:06
Engine 42 from Battalion 5.
02:11
Yeah.
02:14
Have you seen anything coming westbound yet?
02:19
We're just going on Ironwood.
02:25
Okay, that's your seat.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 3: Low-priority, non-emergency response; typically routine dispatch without lights and sirens.
[2]
Fireground 1: Tactical radio channel designated for on-scene fire or emergency operations.
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St Joseph Valley Pkwy, United States
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