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Light smoke detected in two-story home near Lincoln Way WSouth Bend IN

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Lincoln Way W, South Bend, IN 46628

As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible residential fire incident near Lincoln Way West involved a two-story home where light smoke was detected upstairs but no active fire was found. Residents evacuated and fire crews investigated the situation.

Audio|Heard on: St. Joseph IN Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
For South Bend companies being routed to near Lincoln Way West.
00:05
Probably one for residential structure fire.
00:09
Spanish-speaking caller.
00:14
Spanish-speaking caller just saying he needs the fire department's house and burning.
00:18
They're still trying to get information with the language line.
00:23
And then four.
00:25
Engine 4 is on scene of a two-story residential structure, no visible signs.
00:29
People are evacuating.
00:31
Engine 4 is in command.
00:32
Accountability on the office side.
00:35
Go out and to investigate.
00:37
There you're on.
00:38
The two-story residential structure over those signs.
00:41
You're back in progress.
00:42
You're being in command and convaling officer.
00:46
Agent 2 is level 1.
00:49
Agent 7, number 1.
00:51
186 railroaded
00:56
He's on 6th.
00:59
Truck 7 is level 1.
01:02
1560 level 1.
01:05
Command 103.
01:09
Go ahead, 103.
01:12
Can't report.
01:15
Smoking here.
01:18
The ticks only registering 88 degrees.
01:22
We're getting the homeowner up here to kind of show us where she saw the smoke.
01:27
We do smell smoke upstairs,
01:29
but not by the thing at this time.
01:32
I'll keep it.
01:35
One or two states.
01:38
To rescue as well.
01:40
One 16.
01:43
Engine 6 packing route.
01:47
Engine 6 level 1.
01:51
Command.
01:53
You can disregard all companies,
01:57
except for yourself 103, engine 4,
02:02
and in 2.
02:05
Well,
02:07
welcome up the fire ground.
02:09
We'll leave the CRO.
02:10
We'll keep our traffic going.
02:12
County outs.

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Lincoln Way W, South Bend, IN 46628

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