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[February 07, 2011] 

Lincoln city fire and rescue calls

Tuesday, Feb. 1

The following news release was provided by Mark Miller, Lincoln city fire chief; Brett Tripplett, investigator; and Darrin Coffey, the officer in charge at the scene.

Incident occurred Feb. 1 at 12:44 p.m. at 1305 Woodlawn Road, Lincoln.

There was a small fire at the Crossroads Motel, in a utility room off the back of the building. The fire was a result of an electrical short in one of the electric panels in the utility room. The fire stayed contained to the panel and extinguished itself before firefighters arrived. Ameren shut off power to the building so electrical repairs could be made. As a result of the power being turned off, 14 residents were displaced. The displaced residents were referred to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for shelter. The damage to the electrical panel is estimated to be around $1,000.

Friday, Feb. 4

  • 11:23 p.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 1200 block of North Main.

Saturday, Feb. 5

  • 5:31 a.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 1000 block of North Monroe.

  • 10:08 a.m. -- Fire call to the 100 block of South Evans. The call was listed as a "cooking fire, confined to container."

  • 11:30 a.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 1700 block of North Logan Street.

  • 5:59 p.m. -- Called to the 1200 block of 21st Street for a carbon monoxide incident.

  • 7:19 p.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 300 block of North Kankakee Street.

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Sunday, Feb. 6

  • 3:12 a.m. -- Call to the 300 block of 1050 Avenue dispatched and canceled en route.

  • 1:19 p.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 300 block of Eighth Street.

  • 2:02 p.m. -- Fire call to the 1100 block of Hickox Drive. The call was attributed to an electrical wiring or equipment problem.

  • 5:39 p.m. -- Called to the 900 block of North College Street for a carbon monoxide incident.

  • 6:42 p.m. -- Assisted EMS in a call to the 1500 block of Castle Manor Drive.

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