Small brush fire contained under I-39 overpass, Portage County WI
Fire & ArsonA small brush fire occurred under the I-39 overpass near Scenic Drive and Highway 10 in Portage County, Wisconsin. Fire crews and deputies quickly extinguished the fire and kept a truck on scene to wet the area down.
Audio|Source: Portage County Fire and EMS
04:59
Transcript:
00:00
Com center from 54 car one.
00:02
Go ahead. Do you know the best way to get to that fire, should I just stay on I-39?
00:11
That's what I was just conferring with my deputy.
00:13
We're trying to figure it out. There's a small portion on scenic.
00:16
Stand by a moment.
00:17
10-4[1].
00:18
Come. We chief on-scene under the interstate with your deputy.
00:25
Copy that. 54 Chief 1.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:28
The deputies are reporting that all we would need is one brush truck and it sounds like it's going to be underneath the overpass on scenic.
00:36
10-4[1], copy.
00:37
54 Brush 1, you copy then.
00:38
All right, copy.
00:44
6, Chief 1.
00:45
Go ahead, 56, Chief 1.
00:48
You want us to hit an I-39 at Pinewood with tender 1?
00:54
Ask Hall's Chief for direction.
00:56
When I'm seen here on scenic, I'll have this out 30 seconds with an extinguisher.
01:00
Six Chief two to Hall Chief One.
01:10
Dewee Fire, we are good at this location on North Seconds.
01:15
10-4[1].
01:16
56 Chief 1, you just wanted to stand the station, 1022 then.
01:19
Head over to Cineck under the eye, non-emergent.
01:23
54 Chiefs, if you want to continue on the eye, I got this covered underneath the interstate.
01:29
He's checking the east and west side of the interstate.
01:31
State Patrol units are going to be checking Highway 10.
01:34
If you want to just check the immediate area near the fire.
01:38
104, you can put me on scene of 165.
01:41
Joppy.
01:42
Fifty-six cheatschee.
01:43
Fire on scenic under the eye is outflash contained.
01:49
We'll keep a truck coming just to wet it down.
01:51
Tom of that.
01:52
all units from 54 car 1 on interstate there are no fighters on the interstate 54 brush 1 you can get on the highway 10 and approach the fire from there westbound brush 1 copies
02:09
Doing Chief, do you have a tactical channel?
02:11
Want to go red?
02:14
That's fine, put it around red.
02:15
First one, you copy, fighter down red.
02:17
Copy.
02:18
Go ahead.
02:19
Fire on Old Wausau is out, and he's popping up at this time.
02:23
Copy. 202 Com, sir?
02:24
Talking with somebody over by Red Bridge, I got 28.
02:27
I got 28.
02:28
Go ahead to Dewey Chief on Public Safety.
02:30
Chief one, that was on I-39, right?
02:33
Negative. We're on scenic under I-39, under Highway 10.
02:38
4.50 comes in traffic.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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