Wildfire burning near mile marker 173 on I-80 eastbound, Summit County UT


A grassfire has started near mile marker 173 on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 in Utah. Emergency units, including engines and rescue teams, are responding to the fire. The area was reported after someone called local authorities noticing visible flames from the road shoulder.
Audio|Source: Summit County Sheriff, EMS and Park City Police
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Transcript:
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Engine 23, Engine 21, Chief 201, Wildland Fire at MM 173[1] I-80 Eastbound[2] 173 I-80 Eastbound. Engine 23, Engine 211, Chief 201, on fire 2. Rescue 21, Chief 201, on fire 2. Rescue 21 is going to be in the house of the grassfire.
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Copy. You can show 155 OIC. Rescue, 2100, we respondent to the area 173 ID found. They received a call from (name withheld) County. So if they received a call from an individual to say that they could see visible planes from the shoulder. (name withheld) was also sending their units. They didn't specify how big the fire was.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MM 173: Mile Marker 173
[2]
I-80 Eastbound: Interstate 80 Eastbound
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I-80, Utah
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