Semi truck and car catch fire in accident on I-80, Colfax IA
Fire & ArsonA serious accident occurred on the westbound interstate near the 150 mile marker just past the county line. A semi truck went into the ditch and a car caught fire in the median. Fire and EMS units have responded to control the fires and provide medical assistance. Injury details are not confirmed.
Audio|Source: Jasper County Fire and EMS
06:13
Transcript:
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Colax needed a assist Mitchell on an accident interstate serious PI[1] looking for a rescue engine and a tender a rescue engine and a tender westbound ID at the 150
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Casper Colfax fire go ahead Colfax fire go ahead Colfax
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Receive page, we'll be en route.
00:24
What is the location again, please?
00:27
Based on our camera, it looks like it's going to be probably about the 150 eastbound, just past the county line.
00:38
Correction, westbound.
00:40
Westbound, probably just past the county line.
00:44
Copy. Our units are in route.
00:48
Yeah, it looks like maybe a Foley and Gold Semi tractor.
00:55
Copy.
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Colfax Station, make sure you bring an engine and a tanker.
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As for Colfax 77 in Ralph.
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Copy.
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flash fire, be advised.
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Now we had two fires,
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one car in the median and looks like a semi possibly in the off the ditch.
01:32
They're in route.
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I think Mitchell P.D.
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is on scene, but eventual fire is also in row.
01:38
Okay, and we're rolling in ambulance.
01:40
Do you have any injuries if you know?
01:43
And Polk County doesn't know either yet, I don't believe.
01:51
Affirmative.
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G from 161.
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Go ahead.
02:04
Are we rolling out of fire truck also?
02:11
Oh,
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I do. What's you got it going now?
02:17
Yeah, we have two different vehicle fires.
02:18
We have 77 rolling with the other truck.
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78's right behind you.
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Copy that.
02:35
We're going to go ahead and roll 76 out too.
02:42
For Colfax, can you find a channel and patch us with Mitchellville when you get time?
02:47
We can go to TAC 7F if that works.
02:51
Yeah, I just said they're going to R1.
02:53
Tech 13 is what we're going to.
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I'll patch you in there.
02:58
Okay, you're going to patch Fire Northwest or Attack 7?
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I can do a fire patch with R1 tag 13.
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Great safe.
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Jazz for a medic one.
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Go ahead.
03:27
Medic one's en route to Mercy Newton.
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Kevin, we'll assume attack.
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We'll use both handlines off this truck for both fires if they're close.
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Be prepared to drop a port tank if needed.
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Call the eyes when we get on scene.
03:47
Copy that.
03:54
Panker 76 is then out.
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161.
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161, good.
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We're on team.
04:09
It's eastbound, full-in-ball.
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Copy eastbound.
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Cofax engine left lane, left lane.
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Copy. Do we have a plan to shut down so we can get close to that, or we're going to have to go up and around?
04:33
Looks like other units on the scene from Polk, all advice.
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Copy.
04:44
There is a U-turn just west of the scene.
04:47
You should be able to...
04:48
Actually, we have a car fire west of the U-turn.
04:52
Looks like Mitchellville is on the semi-fire.
04:54
Let me see if they want you on the car fire right at the U-turn.
05:00
Copy. We're just going by the way scale.
05:09
Jasper, Koufax.
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Colfax, good.
05:15
We're going to be assisting Mitchell Bill EMS.
05:17
Colfax engine, take the car fire to the west.
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It's in the median, car fire to the west.
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Copy 77 direct.
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As per Colfax 161 will have command from us until somebody else takes it.
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Copy 161, has commute.
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77,
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the Jasper, we are on scene.
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Copy 77.
05:51
Lieutenant the 78, go ahead and assist Mitchieville with the big semi.
05:54
I think we can get a knock on this car.
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78 copies.
06:04
77, come up to me.
06:11
The time is a blowing, so don't get too close.
Police codes explained
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[1]
PI: Personal injury accident
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I-80, Colfax, IA
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