Pile of items burning near West Washington street, Girard IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/17/2025 09:27 AM

Near W Washington St, Girard, IL 62640

A pile of items was burning near West Washington Street in Girard and was about to ignite a garage. The fire department was alerted and responders used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

Audio|Source: Macoupin and Montgomery Counties Public Safety Dispatch

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near West Washington Street.

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near West Washington Street, Girard.

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There's a pile of items burning about to catch the garage on fire.

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Attention, Girard Fire Department, Girard Fire Department, you need to respond, near West Washington Street.

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near West Washington Street for a pile of items burning, about to catch the garage on fire, time page.

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1131, McCoupin County now on clear.

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One page.

00:39

Negative.

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Call that a report there's a pile of stuff burning at near West Washington Street.

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It's about to catch the garage on fire.

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I have paged fire.

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10 4.

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Calls right 19, Trudders off.

01:03

A119, go ahead.

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Hey, one at two traffic south.

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267 in North Street and Rockbridge, 267 North Street, Rockbridge, Craig Mazda, Cray, Mazda,

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B-Boy, Nora (number withheld)

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Boy,

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Nora, (number withheld).

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(number withheld), clear, no record.

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George, Unit 4, go ahead.

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Unit 4 will be en route.

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Unit 4104.

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Fire can continue putting it out with a fire extinguisher.

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Do you still need fire to respond?

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28, we've got to Connecticut,

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B-Nora, B-Boy, Nora, (number withheld).

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That's out of Connecticut, B-Boy in Nora, (number withheld).

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We stopped just north at 22, 30, Northford.

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