Multiple grass fires spread along I-39 near mile marker 110, Ogle County IL
WildfireMultiple grass fires broke out along the southbound and west shoulder of Interstate 39 near mile marker 110 in Illinois. One of the fires has spread into a nearby cornfield. Fire crews responded promptly to the scene and worked to control the fires.
Audio|Source: Ogle County Fire
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Transcript:
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2691 Ovalcany, go ahead.
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My caller said southbound side of 399. My caller said southbound side of 39.
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Oval County, Byron,
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403.
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Oh, go ahead.
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Oval-303-0-4208 East Walden Road for a list of this.
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2403-0.
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2691, Oval.
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Go ahead.
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I said it's going to be in the median and the west shoulder. It's about a half acre combined. It's now going to the cornfield.
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All right, thank you.
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Obo County, 503.
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Obo County, Lone Skyrock, 503.
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503?
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Obo County,
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go ahead.
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503, it looks as though it's closer to mile marker 110 on I-39, southbound side.
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110, I-39, south-west side, thank you.
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Ogo Monroe Center, 2691.
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2691, Ogo, can I go ahead?
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I have a heavy volume of pulse just south of 172. I'm on the scene.
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Do you start a grass truck from New Milford, please?
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Message is Steve, heavy smoke southbound side, 72,
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then grass truck from New Milford.
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2691, Oval.
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Go ahead.
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It may be closer to the 110. They're saying now it's about three to four fires.
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Yeah, I see it.
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That's what I see.
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Obolkani, 403 is on scene, Walden Road.
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Message received 403 is on scene.
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Over 1-0-0-9-9-1.
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2691, Oval County. Go ahead.
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You can show me on a scene. I've got medium-sized grass fire.
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It's at the Ditch Line on the west side road end and the median. I will be I-39 command. We'll be working on firegrounds right.
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Message received 2691 on scene, small grass fire,
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medium grass fire,
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on scene,
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working the fire.
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939 command,
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Ogle County 50303 arriving on scene, I-39 command.
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Where do you want to?
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Northbound, we're on the south end of the first one.
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Okay, if you can come on up and go to the turnaround and come back around up here, I'll have you attack the west side of the fire closest to the cornfield. We'll go to red.
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10-4, going to red.
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503 is on fire ground, red.
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Ogo County, Ellesare, 5063.
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5063, go ahead.
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5063 is en route to I-39.
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Message received, 563 in route.
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Got it, T.J.
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And you have three marks now from your location.
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And four.
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Ogo County, 2671, Ogo County, go ahead.
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2671 in route.
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Message, Steve, 2671 in route.
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