Small ditch fire near baseball field on Highway 148

Heard on: Franklin County Public Safety

02:13

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we've tried to question this caller again.

00:02

He's advising there is a small fire in a ditch.

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With no structures,

00:08

he said it's caused put out with a shovel.

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He's advising it's state highway 148,

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left side of the road by a baseball diamond.

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He gave us south of Waltonville, by Sesser.

00:24

Are you familiar with the location that was in that description?

00:32

Honestly, the only baseball field it would be on 148 would be just right there in the edge of Wolfville.

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There's nothing

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just fitting that description between here and there.

00:58

I'll go ahead and start venturing that direction and double checking on my end.

01:34

Jefferson County, Jefferson County, I have a.

01:42

Just to confirm, are you handling a small ditch fire south of Wolfville by chance? It's a baseball field.

01:48

That was the traffic error.

01:56

Okay, that's received.

01:57

We should call one over.

01:59

Thank you.

02:02

Franklin County.

02:08

Enjoy it.

02:10

This incident was just out of the county, so you can disregard.

2026-10-24 23:07 UTC

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Waltonville, IL 62894

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Small ditch fire near baseball field on Highway 148

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