Electrical fire escalates at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a high-voltage electrical fire inside a maintenance closet at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. The fire was escalating and the facility could not shut down the power. Additional fire companies and the utility company Ameren were notified to assist.
Audio|Source: Peoria City Fire Dispatch - PEOR 1 and 2 and 3
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Command from Recone.
00:05
Good.
00:07
We do have an electrical problem here. We got popping at this time.
00:12
Make sure Ameren's coming. We got maintenance with us.
00:17
Okay, you need more companies.
00:22
At this time, it's in the maintenance closet.
00:26
I'm not sure where more people can do it this time, but...
00:30
Okay, dispatch command, can you notify Ameren.
00:37
Save, notifying Ameren.
00:42
Engine 12.539 East Lawndale Avenue. Fire outside not near a building.
00:50
Cross Street 3200 North New York Avenue. Fire map 1052.
00:55
Engine 12-539 East Lawndale Avenue.
01:04
Intent dispatch and main entry.
01:26
All right to St.
01:28
Francis Command, Ameren's certified.
01:34
Okay, thank you.
01:39
I'm gentlemen. Your call 5309, Swandale, on your call 530, Swandale, on smoke and burning next to the outside, but not next to the...
01:51
10 is clear boy, Lincoln.
01:53
You can put us on the call with engine 12.
01:58
It's my command.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:04
Go ahead and give me a full box. Notify Ameren.
02:09
They need to step this up. This is a high voltage unit that OSF cannot shut down.
02:16
Messengers do.
02:18
Also I have all companies stage on Berkeley.
02:27
Tying 3 to Engine 10.
02:35
Let Engine 12 handle that call be available because they're about to send a box down to OSF or something.
02:43
Best received.
02:52
Engine 4. Rescue 1.
02:55
Battalion 3.5.30, Northeast Glen Oak Avenue. OSF. St. Francis Medical Center.
03:01
Appliance Fire. Cross Street, 800, Falling Avenue. Fire VARAP, 152. Engine 3. Engine, engine, 15.
03:09
Engine, 4. Rescue.
03:11
1. Battalion, 3.5.30, northeast Glen Oak Avenue.
03:22
Dispatch command.
03:25
Go ahead.
03:28
Notify Ameren that the room that this unit is now starting to catch fire, go ahead and make this a working fire.
03:35
Working fire[1].
03:41
Type 3 dispatch, go ahead and defer to 15, put engine 10 on that box.
03:48
10 out of 15 deferred.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Working fire: Confirmed active fire requiring full operational response
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Location mentioned:
Near NE Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL 61637
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