Trucks stuck on icy hill block traffic near Malcom, Malcom IA
TrafficSeveral semi-trucks became stuck on an icy hill north of Malcom, Iowa, blocking all lanes on Highway 63. Fire and rescue units worked to improve traction and direct traffic around the trucks while crews applied ice melt and closed nearby ramps to prevent further congestion.
Audio|Source: Grinnell Fire
05:13
Transcript:
00:00
Is there anything going on north of Malcolm traffic stops in town?
00:09
You mean north like on highway 63?
00:14
Ten-four.
00:17
Not any calls, but let me see if I can send somebody up that way.
00:22
Just traffic is stopped, I'll do count.
00:26
Correct.
00:28
Okay, give me just a minute.
00:29
All my resources are on the accident, so give me a few.
00:35
Ten-four, I'll go back to tack one.
00:37
I didn't realize my radio was on tack-toe.
00:44
County, do you want 90 to head up to Malcolm?
00:48
If you don't mind.
00:51
We can do that. We see the traffic back to the interstate.
00:53
We'll head up.
00:55
No more than Mike.
01:01
Malcolm Fire from Malcolm for Man.
01:03
Make sure you're on Fire Attack 1.
01:11
877 to command.
01:15
Go for command.
01:18
Are we good to start sending them westbound?
01:25
Not at the moment, no, just what was backed up there after the exit.
01:29
10-4[1].
01:35
County for 90.
01:38
9 you go ahead.
01:41
Somebody can't make it up the hill north into Malcolm, that's what the problem is.
01:46
Is there a regular passenger car or somebody?
01:51
I see about three semites with their hazards.
01:55
Wonderful. Okay, I'll let somebody know.
02:03
Passing County Rescue 35.
02:07
Tashi County Rescue, 35.
02:10
35.
02:14
We have westbound traffic block at the 201.
02:18
If our westbound traffic block to 201, thank you at 22.
02:25
The only thing I did not think about doing county was shutting the gate for the on-ramp.
02:30
So you might relay that information to the DOT.
02:35
Okay.
02:42
Counting 90s back at the Eastbound on-ramp, we will be blocking that on-ramp.
02:48
Time for 90, thank you.
02:50
Thank you. Thank you.
03:02
Malcolm Dash from Malcolm's Man, you got a copy.
03:09
Go ahead.
03:12
Two and what do we still have at the station?
03:20
We just have two with a tanker and the old 4x4.
03:28
If we could have two jumping the old four by four and go down to the mini-mart and direct traffic for a little bit if they can to get traffic going around those semis that are stopped going up the hill.
03:44
Received, I think we're grabbing some oil dryer or something to help with that traction.
03:51
Copy, even if they can't get them to move, at least traffic can you start going around them.
04:00
89, 269.
04:07
Malcolm Command from station.
04:11
Go for command.
04:15
Sammines tried to go around each other so they are blocked on all lanes.
04:19
There's no way to get anybody to go around them.
04:29
We're going to try to take some ice melt and sprinkle under the wheels.
04:33
We've got a bunch of ice melts here.
04:35
The two guys are going to go down and see if they can get one of the semis out of the way.
04:40
Copy that even if they can get traffic to move to get one to back up a little bit.
04:44
That'd be great. We have (name withheld) coming out with the tractor, so that might be able to help.
04:50
Received.
04:54
89 from 80s 8.
05:01
Go ahead.
05:05
Is there any more traffic going to be coming at us?
05:11
Negative. They're all going off the ramp.
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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