Fire units respond to reported commercial fire near Kishwaukee Street, Rockford IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 01:18 AM

Near Kishwaukee St, Rockford, IL 61104

Fire units responded to a reported commercial fire near Kishwaukee Street. The fire was caused by normal sanitation district activity and the alarm was canceled.

Audio|Source: Winnebago County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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Enter 2, 3, and 7, ladder 1, ladder 2, net in 7, District 1, and District 2,

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respond to commercial structure near Kishwaukee Street,

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Kishwaukee Street.

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Near Kishwaukee Street, Tushwaffe, 2, they're working on 2.

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It's en route to Kishwaukee Street.

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For District 2, we're going to change us to us still.

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The only companies that need to respond are Engine 7 and Ladder 2,

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Engine 2, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1, Medics 7, District 2, District 2, District 1, you can be available.

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Agent 7. 0.

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10 for Engine 7.

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Agent 2 is in route.

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Engine 2, you can stay in quarters.

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1040, quarter.

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Ladder, choosing,

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row.

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Ladder, choosing, row.

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Time for letter 2.

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Rock was tired from Ladder 2.

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Is just a still alarm[1] or are we still in now?

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Letter 2, we're just turning it into a still alarm[1].

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So it's you in engine 7 only.

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The callers passed by seeing flames from the building.

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We're trying to get in contact with somebody now and make sure it's just not garbage burn off.

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Dead form.

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Engine 3, copy direct.

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Rock for fire from engine 7.

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Go ahead, engine 7.

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This is the normal function of the sanitation district.

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You can cancel ladder 2.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

still alarm: Initial level fire alarm for a reported fire or smoke requiring a standard fire department response

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Near Kishwaukee St, Rockford, IL 61104

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