Fog mistaken for smoke near 61st and Prairie, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible smoke report near 61st Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago. Crews investigated the area, initially suspected smoke near vacant buildings, but determined it was fog rather than a fire. The incident was cleared with no hazards found.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 84 and Truck 51 are on the scene, 61st and Prairie.
00:04
We're looking around now.
00:05
Did you got any more on this? All right, 84, there's supposed to be a caller at a flag, but it's supposed to be one of the buildings next to the church on the right side of the church.
00:14
All right, we'll check it out, office.
00:18
Battalion 2 is near South on Wells.
00:21
Possibly 12-story fire resistant residential building, occupied, size approximately 50 by 150.
00:26
Nothing showing on the automatic alarm.
00:28
Time two, you're on the scene.
00:31
Battalion two to Englewood, you can hold a response coming in here.
00:35
Alarm was reset prior to my arrival, false alarm.
00:40
Put me on air, please.
00:41
Battalion two, message the engine 16, truck 18, you're returning.
00:46
Battalion 5 on the scene, 61st and Prairie.
00:49
We talked with the people calling it in.
00:51
It's just some fog on the ground by a few of these vacant buildings.
00:54
We checked the area, we did a 360, we found nothing.
00:57
We're all in service returning.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S Prairie Ave & E 61st St, Chicago, IL 60637
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