Fire blocks traffic on Garfield boulevard in Chicago, Chicago IL


A fire incident on Garfield Boulevard in Chicago led police to block traffic in both directions between Indiana Avenue and Michigan Avenue. Multiple units coordinated to control the area and conducted vehicle plate checks near the scene.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
03:35
Transcript:
00:00
With the fireout squad, we only really need to block traffic on Westbound Garfield between Indiana and Michigan. I have 2.31 and Indiana, so no car can go. Westbound, I think, 224, I'm not sure, who's at Michigan. And then I have another, the paper card. I don't need anybody else over here.
00:28
2-2-4, yeah, I'm in Michigan. Yep, we got 2-24 at Garfield in Michigan, blocking traffic, and then we got 2-31 at Indiana in Michigan. And 210 said, thanks to everybody, but she don't need anybody else over there. I think 2-2 is on the paper. I'm not sure, squad. I mean, they were the first-person dispatch to the job, but it's in the 30 sector. If you want to send a 99[1] car or all the two, it's going to be the paper.
00:57
You're a 99[1] car. 212, you're a late 99 car. You want to add additional paper 2212? You'll be the paper card for me? 299. I appreciate you. Thank you. That makes sense, though. All right, let me know when you're ready to throw your RD on it, because we don't have none right now. We don't want to support unit requests. Oh, too.
01:26
this is going to be the victim. 63081836-5925. 10-4[2] to be on the box for the victim. 224. 224. Just for confirmation, my sergeant wants me to block traffic going westbound. Well, you at Michigan, right? So, yeah, 210, you want him to block traffic.
01:55
Westbound traffic coming or? Should be eastbound. 2.2.4. Yours is eastbound. Uh, 2.2.4. Uh, I mean, none that I'll block here. All right. I'm sorry. Uh, who was coming in, a female unit? 3.23. Can you put a couple plates on the box?
02:24
Do y'all need another car over there or are y'all good? We're good. All right, go. First vehicle is going to be Charlie Sam 5559590. It should be a fourth. All right, next one. Second vehicle is going to be Edward Keene 466-639. All right, okay, and your next one.
02:54
Third vehicle, David Tom, 256-33. All right, anything else? I got one more. Two, second. Four Union, 80538. Ten, four. I got all four. They'll be on the box for you, okay. Two, two, five. Two, two, five.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
99: Unable to contact/Negative contact
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Garfield, Chicago, IL 60615
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