Vehicle fire reported on highway ramp in West Des Moines, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonA vehicle fire was reported on the eastbound Highway 5 to southbound Highway 28 off-ramp in West Des Moines. Callers saw flames on the vehicle's dashboard. Emergency responders were dispatched but initially could not locate the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Ambulance 613, engine 611, vehicle fire, highway 5, eastbound, 2, highway 28, southbound off ramp ambulance 613, engine 611, vehicle fire, highway 5 eastbound to highway 28 southbound off ramp Cross streets are Iowa 5 highway and highway 5 eastbound off rail ramp On arrival use, tack 7, timeout, 15 36.
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Westcom, show engine 611 route.
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611 showing you who's stage?
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I'm engine 220. Engine 220.
00:51
We arrived in the area.
00:53
The call has gone from my MDB.
00:56
We're not finding anyone. Do you have the RP on the line?
01:02
Stand on.
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It's 220. My apologies.
01:10
That was dispatcher error, closing that trip.
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We do not have RP on the phone. I can give him a ring back if you like.
01:20
If you could, we're not finding anything here.
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Copy.
01:31
Responding to Highway 5 eastbound to Highway 28 southbound off-ramp on a vehicle fire.
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Showing first new emergent response.
01:43
We have another caller on the line saying they can see flames on the dash of the vehicle. The vehicle is on the exit ramp.
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Location mentioned:
IA-5, West Des Moines, IA
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