Car hauler fire sparks wildfire on I-80 near Rawlins, Rawlins WY
WildfireA car hauler carrying at least two electric vehicles caught fire on I-80 westbound near Rawlins, Wyoming. The fire spread to nearby grass, causing a quickly growing wildfire. Emergency crews are responding and the highway is closed in the affected area due to the wildfire.
Audio|Source: Carbon County Public Safety
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Highway Patrol dispatch advice are shutting westbound down out of Rollins.
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That works.
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All this though, S.C 401 is in route, crew of two.
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14-507 hours.
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Good.
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Before your 43, a grassfire has now started just north of the vehicle.
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We've been copying radio transmissions as well.
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Was it confirmed that it is a car hauler on fire?
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That's affirmative and there's two electric cars in that car hauler.
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I think two others.
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Go ahead.
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Confirm, it is a car hauler. He has two electric cars in the vehicle,
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and the grass fire is spreading quickly to the north,
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and there's a lot of popping coming from the trailer or cars or what's going on.
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Thank you on, Sutter Fire Hall, did you copy?
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Well, I'm going to fire copies.
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Rollins, can you page out BLM and get me also resources from Sinclair, please?
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That's affirmative.
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Go ahead.
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I call around last name George Edward Tom, Charles Henry, Edward Lincoln, Lincoln,
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first name King, I'm Tom, Henry, Edward, Idenora Edward,
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Jennifer (number withheld).
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In Clarifier, please respond to the 196-8080 Westbound for a WOMPetter fire request for a car hauler that's on fire and now grass fire starting again. Please respond to the 196-I80 Westbound for WOMPetter fires request for grass fire and a car hauler on fire. End of page 11. On one.
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Could you, when you page, could you also have a second page Carbon County for their engine as well? Because if these electric vehicles have caught, then we're going to need a ton of water.
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10-4[1].
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Paulins, Patty 2 here.
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Patty 2, go ahead.
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Beers and fires are 43, the grassfire is spreading rapidly, unknown if it's gone over this or not.
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No worry.
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At 8-2, 060s, ours, I'm about 10 miles, y'allel.
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1-8 TV has traffic stopped up there, by you?
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Affirm, but I think they might be able to close and help those glass fires spreading at the moment.
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Yes, I'll come up to you down.
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I.80 westbound, again, this is the second page for an engine to head to the 196. 80s bound for a walkseller fires request and the page 1102.
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C411, show them in route with the curve 1.
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4. 4.
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4.
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Rolls, 22, I'm 23.
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I'm a turn around. Your vehicle and get them out. Here, use the grass fire.
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Thompson said?
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Good.
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All right?
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They're going to find a landowner for me and the fire, I think, might come onto his land. I don't know if there's cattle in this area or not.
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Top 16.
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6.16.23.
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Never.
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