Brush fire near self-storage linked to homeless camp, Carbondale IL


A brush and grass fire occurred near a self-storage facility at East College Street. The fire was linked to a homeless camp located in the woods behind the storage units. Fire crews and police responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Carbondale Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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I take a curb window fire, fire,
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brush, grass near East College Street, self-storage.
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Attention to carbon, no fire, brush, grass fire,
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near East Cobb Street, self-storage.
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R.P. Robert said that a homeless camp is starting a fire behind the storage units and the words.
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Time out, 2021, KSJ 744.
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Car 2, on Station 1.
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You want us to run the brush as well?
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1040. No,
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car two is in room.
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Procute, two, four.
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Okay, two, four.
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Okay, no, car two.
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Go ahead, send me a police officer for this as well.
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It is.
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No, no one.
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Carbon number of nine is around.
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29, 24.
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Carbon engine 6 is in round.
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In fact. In fact.
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Six, I got a lot of smoke down here, but I don't see.
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You may want to go past the storage building.
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Brush 9, we're going to look here at 805.
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I think we caught a glitz of some planes down in the woods.
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104, carbonate brush 9 into 6 in the area.
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104.
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And it's a good card too.
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Go ahead.
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Well, you're finding on the south side of college.
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There's also been a homeless camp that's up off a Dorfella that's going to be on the north side of college that we've been having problems with lately as well.
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10-4[1]. We don't see any smoke coming from the north side of college.
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It's all seems to be low-lying to the south in that creek area.
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10-4[1]. Right.
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I'm now trying to you can show me on the scene in the area.
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I see 10-4[1].
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Near E College St, Carbondale, IL 62901
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