Outdoor fire involves dozens of hay bales near Ingram Road, Republic MO


Fire units responded to a large outdoor fire involving about two dozen hay bales with 60 to 70 more at risk near South Ingram Road, Republic, Missouri. Fire is being fought from a field access road off Cumberland Avenue. Authorities noted previous arson problems by juveniles in the area and may request police assistance and public works backhoe support.
Audio|Source: Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Marshfield and Greene County Fire
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Recruit Request for Republic near South Ingram Road.
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Public Engine 1 is requesting another brush truck and water tender to respond.
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Opposite.
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It's such, Brookline Fire.
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At Brookline Fire.
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We are ready to point-show, Brookline, Tender, for Brookline Brush 2 and now.
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Claire showing Brookline Tender 4 and Brookline Brush 2 en route to a find outside in public, face to location near South Ingram Road.
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Cross routes are Cumberland Avenue and Kickamonga Drive off the channels 5.
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King County Republic Engine 1.
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The Republic Engine 1.
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I know you already have Brookline now, but can you check location? Sure, this is in the city.
00:36
It's about...
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It's about, I'd say, 150 yards from Engine One's location to the east.
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Okay.
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Coming units to Outside Fire Republic,
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the Access Road is off the Cumberland Road, Cumberland.
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Green County, Republic, Ginger 1.
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Dispatch, the Public Engine 1.
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I code, Republic Engine 1.
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Update, the Access Road is off of Cumberland, Cumberland.
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I'm clear, access road off of Cumberland.
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The engine 1.
01:10
Go ahead with an engine one.
01:11
Just an update.
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There's approximately two dozen hay bales currently involved with another 60 to 70 in the stack.
01:20
Okay. Engine one spoke with the homeowners, 300 bales there.
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What's your office channel?
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Off the general, safe.
01:26
Thank you. Hey, bail fire on Cumberland.
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When you get here, there'll be a Y in the field road, come to the right.
01:33
We're going to fight fire from that side.
01:34
We have about two dozen bales involved and a pretty good size street getting ready to land.
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Dispatch report, Chief One.
01:43
Did you say that was Op 6 for the Hayvail Fire?
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The Havel Fire is optional 5.
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Copy number 5, thank you.
01:50
Okay, now I'm on the right off the channel.
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That helps.
01:53
I got a hold of Timmy.
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He's got a couple of tractors coming.
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He told me there's 300 bales total in that group there.
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They've been having problems with kids starting fires.
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So they may have a PD unit come out there and help you.
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I'm going to put a call in from Public Works to see if I can get a back hole.
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