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Garbage fire extinguished at Brown Avenue residenceHammond IN

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Brown Ave, Hammond, IN 46394

According to the dispatch call, a minor fire involving garbage was reported near Brown Avenue. Firefighters used a water can to extinguish it and ventilated the area. No significant damage was found and responding units were later cancelled.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4111, North Battalion 4101, engine 42112, truck 422,
00:07
Truck 4, engine 4515, medic 47667, structure fire, 18,
00:17
near Brown Avenue, timeout,
00:21
structure fire.
00:28
Oh yeah, we have a smoke detector up here.
00:30
It's real easy.
00:36
You want a spare cylinder? Try to clear it out.
00:44
I might have to get a resin open up.
00:48
42ndes open up.
00:56
Hammond switch over to Ops 2.
00:58
Hammon switch stops to Marrable's got Oswald.
01:05
4767 responding.
01:09
near Brown.
01:13
4111 arrived.
01:15
Copy. Copy.
01:16
Topping.
01:17
Two for Hammond.
01:20
Opps two for Hammond, ops two.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:30
Clear in the hospital, we'll be around Brown.
01:34
I'm at 967.
01:35
You're picking service.
01:36
Nothing showing.
01:38
They don't have got a message.
01:40
We'll be investigating.
01:42
I copy nothing showing.
01:48
2.22.
01:51
Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
01:53
21.
02:01
101 responding.
02:03
Copy. You know what at 18, (name withheld)?
02:07
Supposed to report of a structure fire, 42-12 but nothing showing.
02:12
We've got some minor smoke in the house right now.
02:14
I'll be investigating.
02:17
Copy.
02:22
I don't see anything on the first floor.
02:24
402 is going to be on the second floor.
02:26
Investigating.
02:28
It's just smoking in here.
02:34
Third floor, detect.
02:35
It looks like they're cleared.
02:39
Yeah, just do right to call you.
02:40
It looks like I've got to reset.
02:45
Using our water can downstairs.
02:52
Or to 4212, I copy you're using a water can.
02:55
What do you have?
03:00
4212 to Morph, it's just garbage burning in his seat downstairs.
03:04
We're going to ventilate.
03:05
We use our water can.
03:11
Copy that.
03:12
You want me to go ahead and cancel all rigs coming from the south?
03:18
Looks like he was burning stuff in the tank using a protein form.
03:26
Copy that. Can I cancel truck four and engine five?
03:34
Go ahead, cancel.
03:35
That's right.
03:40
Before copy the cancellation, we're going back to firewood.
03:46
I'm sorry.
03:51
Did somebody bring a PPV in the back of the building?
03:58
Worker engine one, you copy that, can you open for PPV?
04:04
We're just pulling up in.
04:06
It's not seen.
04:07
Just try to get around the cops.
04:10
Copy.
04:14
411, R4101 to 4515.
04:17
Go on stage at Station 1.

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Brown Ave, Hammond, IN 46394

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