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Active brush fire at Veterans Memorial Park in Peru, Peru IL

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Veteran's Memorial Park, 2600 Plank Rd, Peru, IL 61354

An active brush fire broke out at the west end of Veterans Memorial Park in Peru near the tree line and pond. Fire units accessed the area via Craig Smith Road and the soccer field. The fire was burning near the fence line north of Craig Smith and close to the pond behind the baseball diamond.

Audio|Source: Illinois Valley Regional Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:49
Transcript:
00:00
I have a brush fire, active brush fire,
00:03
west end of Veterans Park.
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Along the tree line, I'm with C1.
00:10
Best entrance is to come around to the soccer field.
00:15
Paul 8104, active brush fire.
00:20
One Mary, 29 on page.
00:28
Disregard the route, come up Craig Smith Road off the Shooting Park Road,
00:32
field's hard enough to get some equipment up here.
00:41
One.
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Field fire up to be north of Craig Smith.
00:54
It's getting into by our pond and stuff up north.
00:59
So come in Craig Smith driveway with the brush truck and 313.
01:09
West End of Veterans Park.
01:11
West End of Veterans Park for an active brush fire. C1 is on scene.
01:16
The outcome clear, 1756.
01:25
From 308, do you want to get the tender out quick to, I'm just back in 12-minute station?
01:31
Yeah, I wasn't heard from your tender up.
01:34
We're having around shortly.
01:40
Stop!
01:45
Valcom, Peru, Engine 313 is en route,
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too.
01:50
313, chain out.
01:55
From 311.
02:02
Traffic for C-1.
02:05
Your radio traffic was broken up before. Do you want us to go in the park entrance or go west on shooting park?
02:11
Go west on shooting park.
02:13
Turn into Craig Smith driveway, get into the field, and then drive down behind the pond.
02:20
This is pond there behind the baseball diamond.
02:25
Message, receive.
02:32
Paul 1810.
02:38
Anywhere right now, it's just burning the fence line to the north.
02:43
The scene will be in a house.

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Veteran's Memorial Park, 2600 Plank Rd, Peru, IL 61354
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