Controlled burn spreads into large field fire

Heard on: Boone County Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Attention, Capron Fire, Belvidere Fire, and District Three, District Three.

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About an outdoor fire,

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(number withheld) Hunter Road, (number withheld) Hunter Road.

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Caller advises that it was a controlled burn that is not in control anymore.

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About 150 yd , there are no buildings near the fire.

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Attention Capron Fire, Belvidere Fire and District Three, District Three have an outdoor fire.

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(number withheld) Hunter Road, (number withheld) Hunter Road for an out of control burn that is out of control now.

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There are no buildings near the fire.

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Time out 1142, please.

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Roll David 27 and route to Hunter Road.

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David 27 and route to Hunter Road, 10-4.

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Control, David 27, Hunter Road.

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This one in.

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401, I'll be on route.

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401, I want to route to 1st .

7/29/2026 09:41 AM

Fire

Hunter Rd, Poplar Grove, IL 61065

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible uncontrolled outdoor burn near Hunter Road in Poplar Grove. The caller reported that a previously controlled burn had spread to an area about 150 yards across, with no buildings nearby.