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Garage fire engulfs building on commercial avenueSouth Chicago Heights IL

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Commercial Ave & 28th St, South Chicago Heights, IL 60411

According to the dispatch call, a garage fire occurred near Commercial Avenue and 28th Street in South Chicago Heights. Multiple fire units responded, the garage was fully engulfed, and water was established at the scene.

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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
LCCC, Chief 68, respondent.
00:04
Message received.
00:05
We are getting an update for Commercial Avenue.
00:08
Whole garage is on fire.
00:11
Units staging on University Parkway Ambulance 97.
00:14
Scene is secure, you can move up.
00:18
Message received, and with 97 moving the same.
00:22
Message received. LCC from Park 4, 150.
00:23
Message received.
00:28
Last unit, can you repeat, you got walk down.
00:32
University Park, Utility 96 going to South Chicago Heights.
00:36
Utility 96 message received.
00:40
LCC Ambulance 35 is going to be taking a pass to South Heights.
00:44
Ambulance 35 message received, taking a pass.
00:49
LCCC, 167-19,
00:51
medium-sized garage, fully engulfed, we're going to be stretched in the line.
00:58
Message received, medium-sized garage, fully engulfed, you'll be stretched in a line.
01:03
LOCC, I'm sorry, AML-197 is on scene.
01:08
Ambulance 97, message received.
01:11
LCCC, PARC, PARC-450 and ROTA commercial.
01:15
Park Forest message received.
01:19
LCC-C-T-67.
01:23
Cheese-67, go ahead.
01:27
You can show me in the scene.
01:29
I'll be assuming Commercial Avenue Command.
01:32
To have all companies, move over to Fireground Red on arrival.
01:36
Engine 37, I think you guys are going to be our next due.
01:38
Go ahead and take the alley behind the residence.
01:46
It's going to be to the east side.
01:50
Eastside alley. You'll have to come in off of 28th Street in commercial.
01:56
Engine 37, did you copy the traffic?
02:00
LCCC, Chief Seventyage, Cornassal Heights.
02:05
Message received.
02:08
Engine 67, you guys copy.
02:10
We're moving over to red.
02:13
Okay,
02:14
Lee, whatever you're ready, we're good for water, switching over to red.
02:19
Were you ready for water? We're ready for water?
02:22
Last unit, can you repeat? You were walked on.
02:26
Fogg, Village 51, how's the city, and Rob Todd, ice spurs, and record fire.
02:33
Message, Steve.
02:35
C-67 from C-37.
02:37
We're trying to get down this alley.
02:38
It's solid ice up.
02:40
We're trying.
02:42
Sorry,
02:45
copy that engine 67.
02:46
Engine 50, go ahead.
02:51
Engine 67 is the command.
02:52
Are you ready for water?
02:56
AllCC, stay there.
03:00
Engine 37, you guys going around to 28th.
03:05
Yes, we're coming up the other side.
03:09
All right.
03:10
It's still pretty slick, but you can get through there.
03:13
Just go ahead and stop short.
03:15
You guys are going to have the garage door there.
03:17
Just go ahead and work on deploying a second line here.

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Commercial Ave & 28th St, South Chicago Heights, IL 60411

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Update and Incident Conclusion
  2. Fire Under Control and Overhaul
  3. On-Scene Updates and Access
  4. Fire Containment and Operations
  5. Incident Command Established
  6. Units Dispatched and En Route
  7. Initial Report of Garage Fire

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