Brush fire burns 20 feet of grass on highway shoulder, Will County IL

Wildfire

Reported: 09/09/2025 09:33 AM (PDT)

I-80, Illinois

Fire department is responding to a brush fire on eastbound highway near mile marker 142. Approximately 20 feet of grass is burning on the outside shoulder.

Audio|Source: Chicago Suburbs South/SW

03:30

Transcript:

00:00

Fire is in route for brush fire.

00:01

E.E. Eastbound, Maltpost 142, I.E.

00:04

Eastbound Malpoise 142.

00:05

The paper service.

00:06

North 30, go ahead.

00:07

I'll be out at (number withheld) Goodwin Drive, (number withheld) Goodwin Drive, Bowdoin Drive.

00:12

(number withheld), Goodwin, 7.4. (number withheld), Goodwin, 7.4.

00:13

Jim 11, provista.

00:14

Key 11, go ahead.

00:15

80 East at 114, 80s that 114, Red Toyota, Red Toyota, CNAL with California, 9, Double T-Tom SM 879.

00:24

California 9 Tom Tom, Sam, 879.

00:29

As well as Duleonic.

00:31

Peter Trevick? Peter Trevick?

00:33

I can't be parked and also dispatch for this along with Dulev and just forget to know something.

00:39

Oh, no, negative. They were just calling to advise.

00:40

They were receiving calls as well about it.

00:42

All right, that's interesting.

00:43

Thank you. Romeoville from 335.

00:45

817. (number withheld) Layerway, (number withheld) Layerway, and David Union (number withheld), David Union, (number withheld)-Sover 4th.

00:54

1044-(number withheld) layerway.

00:55

Pickout no medical, 11308.

00:58

Ambulance 914, 1313-113 Medline.

01:02

Pick on No Medical, 1138.

01:04

Baltimore First, Baltimore First.

01:06

FasterBuzz reporting is a white BMW smoking and leaking oil.

01:09

Unown 28.

01:10

20.

01:11

700 West Baltimore, 700 West Baltimore in the parking lot.

01:13

Red Fort Torres is a red vehicle.

01:15

Driver the Torres can't locate the owner of the vehicle is requesting assistance in the report.

01:18

Breathing problems.

01:19

(number withheld) Avenue.

01:20

Okay, Steve from Battalion 61.

01:21

Hi.

01:22

I'm on the same with the Amyl 162 right at Mount Marker 142 on the outside shoulder.

01:27

Due of a, about 20 foot area of grass that's running.

01:30

My such as Steve, Battalion 61, Amylon 62 on scene, Mount Marker 142 outside shoulder, about 20 feet of grass burning.

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Brush fire burns 20 feet of grass on highway shoulder, Will County IL

Fire department is responding to a brush fire on eastbound highway near mile marker 142. Approximately 20 feet of grass is burning on the outside shoulder.

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