Multiple grass fires reported near IL-72 and Pond Rd, Ogle County IL
Fire & ArsonMultiple grass and track fires were reported near IL-72 and West Pond Road in Leaf River Township. Fire departments from Mount Morris, Byron, and Stillman provided mutual aid and coordinated to contain and extinguish the fires across several locations near the railway tracks and road intersections.
Audio|Source: Ogle County Fire
08:22
Transcript:
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Ogle County, 494.
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94, Ogo, Ovovud.
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Ogo, I have two grass rigs in staging with me.
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I can send some of them to Leaf River if you'd like, at least one.
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2494 did you copy fire in traffic?
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Although I did not.
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They have two graphics staging at their command post. Would you like them to respond or do you want me to tell them at Morris?
00:35
Can you have one to the first in the main?
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That's Steve. Firefire from Oval.
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Go ahead, Ovo.
00:46
Pleaser is requesting one of those rigs to go to the Main Street crossing in Leaf River, and I'm going to tone Mount Morris for 70s on 5th.
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Message, I'm clear in Oregon for me and sending them the Leaf River.
01:00
That's true.
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1794, 1780s for getting arrests.
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I'm walking west from Glenbany and I've got three more that I can see between here and the creek.
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When 61 becomes available,
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I'm going to send them that way.
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Bed working.
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494 from 2463 on Oval.
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2463, go ahead.
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On the edge of the district, and we can see multiple small spots of smoke from here in the Lee River District. We're just going to continue heading west and extinguishing up as we go.
02:05
Message, receive.
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We'll try to get this command unified between the two and we'll just keep working for now. I've got you accounted for with me so we'll just keep reporting over here for right now.
02:47
To Mount Morris Fire Department, you're needed mutual aid for Leaf River at IL-72 and West Pond Road, 72 in West Pond Road for a fire on the tracks.
02:58
Attention to Mount Morris Fire, you're needed mutual aid with Leith River at 72 in West Pond Road. 72 and West Pond Road for a fire on the tracks.
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Timeout, 752.
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Local County, Mountford 5791.
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5791 although kind of go ahead The woman out beach lake lake river is it the west intersection the one west of town or the one east of town?
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We got freed up from over here we'll head towards one nettings
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All still mean units on red switch over to blue.
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Still units on red switch over to blue.
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5791.
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Ogle County.
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5791, Ogle County. Go ahead.
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Sorry, just to verify you said east of town.
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Message is safe.
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East of town.
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Message received, thank you.
04:03
Other unit with traffic for Oval. Go ahead.
04:07
Logo Byron 494.
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Okay, we're old-good.
04:13
Ogle, can you see if Ocean 40 is available and if he can start this way? We might need to unify multiple fires between two districts.
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And that's Steve, I'll call him. I also have Forrest and Chief. He's going to go out and check their tracks if you can locate anything. We also have him towards Stolman as well.
04:35
Masseter's safe.
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Oak County, Eleanor, 5063.
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563, Oval. Go ahead.
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563 is on scene 72 in Rothwell.
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Mike, shoot, 563 is on soon.
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Oval County, Mount Morris Brush Truck, 5765.
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765, O'O County, go ahead.
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Allo, 50,000, 65 will turn around to 1772.
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Citrus Citi, 5765 and around.
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All go from Stillman, 1794.
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1794, about County, go ahead.
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All go be advised. All steelman units are going to switch over to Fire Round Blue, Fire Round Blue.
05:35
Message receives all units switching over to fire on blue.
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Ogo from Stimmon 1794.
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1794, Oka County, go ahead.
05:52
Oko, we have fires mopped up from on Hale's corner.
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We're going to be going down to Rothwell and 72.
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There's spot fires down there.
06:05
Message is 1794.
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All knock down on hails.
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Corner heading down to Rothwell.
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Leaver fire from Ovo.
06:23
Go ahead, Ovo.
06:25
Even digital fire on the track is going to be west of the pond road crossing on the west side of town.
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Message received. Thank you, Oval.
06:43
4.84 from Oval.
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Go ahead, Oval.
06:49
I attempted Ocean 40. I didn't get a response. I reached out to Adam 1. He's going to look into it.
06:55
Okay,
06:57
so far the Byron area looks like we're starting to get them all contained,
07:00
so we're doing okay.
07:02
If we ever need something, let us know we can send some resources over to them.
07:07
Matt Steve, leave for the fire from Ogle.
07:11
Go ahead, Ogle.
07:13
Iron has their fires contained. Do you need them to respond to any location for you?
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Police.
07:21
The west side pond location.
07:29
484 from Volvo.
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C791. Go ahead.
07:35
484. If you can have a unit respond to Pond and 72 on the west side of Weaf River, just west of the others also.
07:45
Some fire locations there.
07:49
Message, Steve. Uh,
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I'll give you a unit here just a second.
07:53
Ash Steve, Mount Morris Fire, go out with you traveling.
07:58
Mass Chief, go ahead and do that and I'll verify with them.
08:06
Okay, we'll be en route to the one west of the river.
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On, Todd.
08:11
And that's your name, it's going to be near West 72.
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9 degree, 22.
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494 from Volvo.
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IL-72 & W Pond Rd, Leaf River Township, IL 61047
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