Vehicle crashes into tree and catches fire in Rockford, Rockford IL
TrafficFire crews responded to a single-vehicle crash where the car hit a tree at Garfield Avenue and North Rockton Avenue in Rockford, Illinois. The vehicle caught fire but the fire was controlled. Two people suffered minor injuries and all occupants had exited the vehicle before emergency teams arrived.
Audio|Source: Rockford Fire Department
03:24
Transcript:
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Ladder 1 and Medic 6, respond to auto accident at Garfield Avenue and North Rockton Avenue.
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4R4-375-75 North Mawford.
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10 for engine 5.
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Engine 1, respond to Wado in an accident at Garfield Avenue and North Rockton Avenue.
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3 is an row.
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10 for Medic 3.
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Start for ladder one in row.
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Got for the latter one.
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I started the engine as well.
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Looks like one vehicle.
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The vehicle may be on fire.
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It's a vehicle versus a tree.
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Looks like everybody's out.
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I'd say possibly two injuries.
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Looks like relatively minor.
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I just have the one medic.
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Let me know if you want me to start at second.
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I'll start working on a private thing.
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Righter-1, 10-4[1].
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Letic 6 is row.
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Time for medic 6.
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Robert Latter 1 on Steam, one car vehicle, accident, UDio, a little fire go on engine, go ahead, ploy boosters.
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Engine 1. Enter 1.
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For all either one's on scene, one vehicle is a fire going, engine one's going to pull booster and you want to copy you on C.
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Mark and Fire, Medi-Ten available from Sweet.
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Time for Medi-10.
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Medic-10, I'm going to have you actually replace Medic-3, one at the Woodside Clinic.
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10-4[1], Medic-10, we're out.
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10-4[1], Medic 3 can be available.
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City is available.
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Dr. Fire from matter one, can you have our ambulance come down on Garfield Avenue? We're at the dead end at Garfield and Rockford.
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10-4[1]. Medic 6 direct, head down Garfield.
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Take 6, copy.
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Medics 6, I think your best bet is go Auburn, Winnebago, and then at west side of the airfield.
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74. 7.4.
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Rock for fire, back then as a suite.
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Time from medic.
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All right for engine 5 on scene, up which side, queen.
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Ten, four, engine, five.
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Firemanics, six is on scene.
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Ten, four, medic, six.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Garfield Ave & N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61101
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