Field fire near IL-18 highway becomes road hazard, Magnolia IL
Fire & ArsonA construction crew burning vegetation in a field near Illinois Highway 18 caused a fire that became a hazard on the nearby highway. Fire departments requested multiple tankers and brush trucks from surrounding areas to control the fire and provide mutual aid.
Audio|Source: LaSalle, Marshall, Bureau and Putnam Counties Fire and EMS Departments
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Transcript:
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County, Magnolia Fire.
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Magnolia Fire, go ahead.
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We found a construction crew burning off a field and we are telling them we're putting it out because it's become a hazard on the highway.
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Do you have an address for me or something close?
00:11
Near 538, I believe the sign was, it's about a half mile west of the 1889 junction.
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Resources there, you need me to page this out for you.
00:21
Just a tanker, please, out of Magnolia, see if you get a response.
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MasterCete.
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Okay. Attention from Magnolia fire, Magnolia Fire.
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You're requested for a tanker just west of 13-538[1] Illinois Highway 18.
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2412[4] is out with a field fire there, requesting a Magnolia tanker respond.
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Time out 1413.
00:49
Attention Magnolia Fire, Magnolia Fire, 2412[4] is requesting a Magnolia Tanker respond just west of 13-538[1] Illinois Highway 18.
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Magnolia Fire, additional personnel is needed for the field fire.
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13-538[1], Illinois Highway 18 just west of that location, 1414.
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County, Magnolia analogies, I'll be around.
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Magnolian, Massachusetts.
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24, 26?
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County, did you copy? We need another brush truck?
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I did not copy, then.
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I'll get you a McNabb brush truck.
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Thank you. Attention, McNam Fire Department, McNam Fire Department, and needed Mutual Aid[2] to Magnolia with a brush truck, just west of 13, 538, Route 18.
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McNam Fire requested with a brush truck, Mutual aid to Magnolia, just west of 13, 538, Illinois Highway 18, 1415.
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Attention, McNamp fire.
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McNabb fire, you're needed, neutral aid to Magnolia.
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Do you respond with a brush truck.
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13, 538, Route 18, 1450.
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Magnab 2,306.
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I'm at the station, I'll be en route shortly.
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McNam message you.
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Magnolia Fire, it's McNabb Fire.
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Yeah, Bob, it's the same field we were in like a year or so ago where you go about a half mile west of Magnolia and come up that lane.
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It seems to acknowledge.
02:01
County Magnolia Fire.
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Fire, go ahead.
02:07
Please get us two more rush trucks and another tanker.
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Ten four.
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Show of McNabb, 2314, in a row.
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...in 10, 4 showing in route 218.
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Button County, Magnolia 2423 which arrived.
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...206-104.
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2426, work your way Noricare please, we need water.
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I'm coming.
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The units on the Magnolia Fire, go to Fire Ground Red, Fire Ground Red for operations.
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10-4[3], one to Red.
02:31
Attention, Grandville Fire Department.
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Grandville Fire Department. You need a mutual aid to Magnolia.
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You do with respond with a brush truck.
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13-538[1], Route 18.
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13-538[1], Route 18.
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Do you respond with a brush truck.
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1420.
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Attention, Grandville Fire.
02:43
Grandville Fire, you need to respond mutual aid to Magnolia, due to respond to the Brust Truck, 13-538[1] Route 18, 13538, Route 18, just west of that address, 14, 19.
02:56
Magnolia, you're going to have Watson coming with a brush truck and a tanker and Granville's been pitched for your additional brush truck.
03:03
Looks like they got people on there.
03:05
Brandel. Be advised, I got enough guys up here if you'd like our tanker and the brush truck.
03:09
Let's see what Lawston's going to do if you could keep a crew back.
03:14
Attention, Lawson, a fire personnel.
03:16
Magnolia fires requesting mutual aid with the brush truck and tanker.
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For a brush fire near (number withheld), Illinois Highway 18.
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For me approximately a half mile west of that location.
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Tension Blancet fire personnel magnolia fires requesting mutual aid with a brush truck and tanker for a brush fire, half a mile west of (number withheld). Illinois Highway 18, (number withheld), Illinois Highway 18, Tematone 1422.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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13-538: Address marker (Illinois Highway 18, near Magnolia)
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Mutual Aid: Assistance from other fire departments
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Received
[4]
2412: Fire unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near IL-18, Magnolia, IL 61336
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