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Small fire at plastic plant controlledElkhart IN

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Plant 2, 160 County Rd 15, Elkhart, IN 46516

According to the dispatch call, a small fire at Medallion Plastics Plant 2 near County Road 17 and State Road 120 was reported. Mutual aid was requested, and the fire was extinguished before being downgraded.

Audio|Heard on: Elkhart IN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch Bristol, signal 45, 45 alarm.
00:11
Dispatch Bristol, signal 45, 45 alarm.
00:15
216A3 road Protected Drive, near County Road 17 south of State Road 120 on the south side, Medallion Plastics, Plant 2, zone 37, general fire alarm.
00:30
Bristol 104 is on station.
00:35
Mr.
00:38
Hussler comes to once in route.
00:40
You go ahead and have Oslo en route with the engine and tanker and Concord en route with an engine tanker, please.
00:49
Tencore.
01:03
That's Bristol for Oslo.
01:06
Signal 45, 45 alarm, mutual aid for Bristol.
01:19
21680 Protected Drive, near County Road 17 south of State Road 120 on the south side Medallion Plastics Plant 2, zone 37 general fire alarm risk for requesting you be en route with an engine and the tanker.
01:37
This will tanker one to Protected Drive tanker one.
01:43
Dispatch, middle bearing 76, back paint.
01:58
I don't worry, a minute, six things are out.
02:01
10-4.
02:03
Just got you and it's in Raptor Protect.
02:05
I want to wait back on the phone advising that there was a small plastic fire but it's now out.
02:13
They're not authorized to downgrade, however.
02:17
Ted Ford is Bristol will have you on responding?
02:22
(name withheld)?
02:24
No one was clear, thank you.
02:28
I have Bristol, Oslo, and Concord responding to Protective.
02:34
This is Bristol, Allen.
02:36
Do you have all mutual aid companies come in code one?
02:40
Ten-four.
02:43
Dispatch Oslo, requesting you continue code one.

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Plant 2, 160 County Rd 15, Elkhart, IN 46516

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