Fire at residential house near Johnson Street and Vassar Avenue, South Bend IN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a two-story house near Johnson Street and Vassar Avenue was on fire. Emergency crews arrived and are actively working to extinguish the fire using offensive tactics.
Audio|Heard on: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
Vassar and Johnson for a hostile structured fire.
00:04
Caller, the rising husband drove by, saw a house on fire at the intersection.
00:08
Bassler and Johnson.
00:11
South Bend Engine 11.
00:13
Engine 2. Engine 4.
00:16
Engine 7. Fire 102.
00:19
Fire 103. Fire 16.
00:22
Medic 1660.
00:24
Medic 4. Rescue 1.
00:26
Truck 7. Vassar Avenue and Johnson Street.
00:30
Structure fire.
00:31
Residence. Vassar Avenue and Johnson Street.
00:35
Respond on Fire Ground 1.
00:38
5.27 hours.
00:40
23 for 90.
00:42
90-dissure?
00:44
14 and 96, signal 4[1]?
00:48
Yes, mawere. 202.
00:50
The company has been around to the intersection of Bassar and Johnson.
00:58
Caller stated that her husband was driving by this intersection and saw a house on fire.
01:04
Caller is not currently seen.
01:10
Signs against all of the far.
01:13
Thank you. Good back, now the engine two.
01:17
Inter two.
01:23
Engine 2 is on scene.
01:26
A small two-story,
01:28
working fire, Division 2-Alphaside, engines of command, destruction line, fire attack.
01:38
We're operating on offensive strategy.
01:41
Clear engine 2 is on scene of a small two-story residential structure.
01:45
Working fire on Division 2 on the other side, engine 2 will have command of B.
01:51
Out, on fire attack, offensive strategy.
01:55
Engine 7.
01:58
Command.
02:01
Fire 103.
02:05
Go ahead, fire 103.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
signal 4: Traffic crash or accident; may also indicate situation resolved or no assistance needed (jurisdiction-specific).
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Johnson St & Vassar Ave, South Bend, IN 46628
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