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Large field fire burns near power lines in WaterlooWaterloo IA

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Block St, Waterloo, IA 50703

A large field fire is burning near power lines, a cornfield, and an irrigation pivot area in Waterloo. Fire units and mutual aid are requested to contain the blaze before it reaches the roadway. Several tractors are near the fire area.

Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
03:39
Transcript:
00:00
Third, I just verbally told (name withheld) City to head that way. I got the fire out around the large die line and the high output box.
00:11
I am still waiting for 431 to B.S.EBA can get over here in health, though.
00:21
21 standing cord on fire on the east side of the waterway headed north.
00:31
Yeah, (name withheld) City Breastruck, I need you down here with power lines. Aesap,
00:36
right below power lines, south end and field, please.
00:44
860, you need to go down to the south end of the standing cord.
00:52
The (name withheld) City unit.
00:55
Can you hear me, 421, please?
01:08
Seat 60, please turn to Yorgo attack, please.
01:16
Seat 60, from 421.
01:26
421 from JJ.
01:32
421, or from JJ.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:41
We're going to get more resources coming.
01:44
That cornfield is going pretty good to the use of where this is.
01:48
401 is nearly out of water.
01:50
We do have 402 that has been untapped.
01:55
But I'm afraid we've got about 50 or 60 yards before it hits the road, headed to the north of that stand in the cord where the pivot area is.
02:07
Field fire.
02:12
Kurt looks like we got a tractor coming up the road.
02:15
Amar requesting standby for a large field fire in the 1500 block near Nathan Bethel.
02:24
Just for standby, 15 under block near Nathan Bethel, large field fire.
02:32
Along this west side right here, we're four, uh,
02:36
whatever (name withheld) it is.
02:37
Come along this edge and...
02:44
Montfire requested at 1687s later,
02:48
1687s later for a field fire,
02:52
requested for mutual aid in a field fire.
02:59
Smot fire requested at 1687s later, 1687s later, I sent the wrong call first.
03:06
Requested for mutual aid for a field fire at 1687 later.
03:13
A location where you want that?
03:17
It's just, it's time.
03:26
421, from 422.
03:31
Go ahead, 422.
03:34
There's a second tractor heading over there to that standing corn by the irrigation line.

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