Wildfire actively burns near Rd 9 in Kansas, Sherman County KS
A wildfire is burning near Road 9 in Kansas. Fire crews are working on the head and south flank of the fire. The fire is active and close to uncut corn fields. Visibility is low due to smoke, and teams are focusing on containing the fire and preventing its spread.
Audio|Source: Sherman County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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4-1, rush 3.
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Rush 3,
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Gil.
00:09
Over here to the head of this and get this knocked out with Rush 1.
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Engine 22, 401.
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The engine 22, 401.
00:24
The meters full of ash and I'm aware of heating.
00:32
I got what you need to do to get that thing pulled down.
00:38
Copy, we're going to rinse out the radio right now.
00:44
I copy. I copy.
00:49
4-1 canter-redo truck, too.
00:54
Yeah,
00:57
what's your status?
01:01
We're over here by Brush 3.
01:06
I copy.
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Engine 22, 4-1.
01:15
Good.
01:18
We walked out our radio here, we cooled ourselves down, we're getting back in the pipe.
01:25
I copy.
01:30
Four and all fire units we advise the south side of the flank is still actively burning the head of the fire
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probably within a hundred yards to this green week.
01:47
472 to 401 we're taking this south fire.
01:52
I copy.
02:01
Brush 1, 472, we are directly in front of you heading your direction on the opposite side of you.
02:12
22, Brush 1, we're on the head of the fire right now.
02:18
Copy that, we're going to turn back around and come try and find you.
02:25
432,
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401 in the blind.
02:28
You have another private-owned tender heading back on the trail road of Road 58.
02:35
Going brush break, you start making your way straight west right there.
02:39
You'll get to the head of the fire.
02:45
Copy. It's hard to see you. Logan's ability.
02:50
This is a very dirty fire. I can't even see you guys. You guys are so blacked out.
02:55
But if you have straight west, he'll get to the head of the fire.
03:02
22, or sorry, Dr.
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22 Canada, and we're going to take this head, fire.
03:08
Go ahead.
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Generator truck 1, 401.
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Go ahead. South of you, how do we access this fire?
03:25
Oh, you on 57?
03:28
From road 57 and about, we're getting close to 10.
03:34
Road 9, which is going to be a trail road. Just come north up on road 9, and I'll get you straight into the head of this fire.
03:43
104, we're turning now.
03:49
Central 4-1.
03:51
Go ahead.
03:55
401, I've got deputy out with lots of Bill and Wilms. Are you still needing a disc headed that way if he's able to?
04:03
Break 401 into 22. You guys need to hurry up, go straight to the far north of this. I got the headfire heading straight north, and I don't really don't want to get into that uncut corn.
04:15
So you guys need to hurry up here over there.
04:19
Hi, I'm going to that way.
04:24
4-1, brush one, I need you also to head straight north by the sprinkler line.
04:32
I really don't want that, like I said, get that fire and getting into the uncut corn.
04:41
Copy that.
04:44
Roll on to Canterrago truck 2 and brush 3, I need you guys to focus on the south flank. If you guys need to stay in the green, please do so you can guys get this line to completely extinguished.
04:57
Copy.
05:02
Copy, brush 3 is green. We can't see anything but.
05:08
The fire is starting to push to the north. So you guys need to stay over here in the green and please watch the winds.
05:14
Make sure if you start getting flashback on you, if you guys need to hurry up to get this whole southline extinguished.
05:33
It's seven and six, heading your way with the tanker.
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I got me.
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Take you on me go.
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I'll have you stage here on Road 9. If you come up on 57 and take Road 9, I'll put you over here on the west side of this circle.
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Rd 9, Kansas 67735
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