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Heard on: Will and DuPage Counties Police/Fire · 1/12/2026 03:31 PM
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This is the Wythe County Sheriff's Office, Davis Division Thirty-Four Department to the Midswell Fire Department.
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It's a Box alarm number 556 to the Fox alarm for the structure fire that is completely engulfed at (number withheld) Ridge Road, Sterling.
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Fire crews battle structure blaze near Ridge Rd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible structure fire fully engulfed near Ridge Road in the Sterling area. Multiple departments, including local fire and EMS units, were dispatched to the scene. Staging areas were organized as part of the coordinated box alarm response.

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Ridge Rd, Sterling, IL 61081
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