Combine and Cornfield Catch Fire; Operator Injured, Baldwin WI
Fire & ArsonA combine caught fire near 60th Avenue in Baldwin, Wisconsin, spreading the fire to a nearby cornfield. The combine operator injured his knee while escaping and required emergency medical services. The fire was located under the machine and spread to the crops. Rough terrain, smoke, and muddy field driveway made access difficult for fire and EMS units responding to the incident.
Audio|Source: St Croix County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, State Patrol Eau Claire Post
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Transcript:
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First page for United Fire, Baldwin, EMS being requested in a Rush River Township, near 60th Avenue.
00:10
Caller advising that his combine is on fire.
00:13
He also injured his knee attempting to get away from the combine.
00:18
Fire is currently located underneath the machine.
00:22
Cross streets are 190th Street and 200th Street.
00:25
Current weather is 58 degrees with wind about fire miles an hour to the northwest united fire involved in EMS your first page 1532.
00:53
Second page, United Fire, Baldwin EMS, you being requested into Rush River Township, near 60th Avenue. Again, near 60th Avenue for a combine fire.
01:05
The fire is located underneath the combine, and it's now started the cornfield on fire.
01:12
Your caller did injure his knee in attempts to get away from the fire.
01:15
Questions are 190th Street, 200th Street, current weather is 57 degrees,
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wind down 7.5 miles an hour to the north.
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United Fire, Baldwin, EMS, 2nd, page 1533.
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42.15,
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assessed.
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Probably 1028, 1042.
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104 at 1534.
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9.56 this match.
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Money 56.
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You can show me en route and we will have two AIMC as responding, one for fire and then one for fire rehab.
02:04
Informatic 56 is en route and advising two ambulances will be in route for this, one for rehab and one for fire standby at 1535.
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And dispatch medic 56 information.
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Go ahead.
02:26
My caller advised this was at near 60th Avenue, which is on the south side of the road. However,
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we're plotting this on the what three words,
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as well as from our phone plot, he's on the northeast side of 60th Avenue,
02:44
and there was a field driveway in between a wooded area that should lead out to the field.
02:49
He didn't say there was a significant amount of smoke that you should be able to locate it as well.
02:56
104, thank you.
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104.1536.
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On the dispatch, we copy your traffic waiting for personnel.
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10436-1, you copy the updated information waiting personnel at the station at 1536.
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Arizona One's suspicious activity, Hudson Township.
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Okay, 840.
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Radio 40 on Highlander Drive.
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Callers a door canvas, sir, when you approach this residency front of the door to be wide open.
03:33
Sounds like the number of things knocked over and no answering from the verbal.
03:38
Cabie.
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84815-37.
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You got 8846 of that?
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104046. I was struck with the caller just to sit there's vehicle near the residence, for you?
04:00
As well as our phone tracking, he was showing on the north side of 60th Avenue.
04:07
If it is on the north side, there is a field driveway in between a wooded area that leads into a field.
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5601 copies, thank you.
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50601 I'll show you in road 1537.
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Lane, I checked the area, there's no garbage bag, you can close it up.
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Ten for clear, 1537.
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Station and dispatch.
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All one station. Station.
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We're in route.
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In Ballston station, do you have traffic?
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What would you like next?
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I believe the engine goes out next.
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Okay.
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And dispatch copies, Baldwin Station is in road at 1538.
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Hammond Station dispatch, we're also in road.
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Ammon Station in a road at 1538.
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Dispatch to Baldwin Station.
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Go ahead dispatch.
05:50
I think I can maybe understand now what the caller was trying to describe with giving his that address initially.
05:58
The field driveway is in front of near 60th Avenue. Again, that's what be, the field driveway will be located. You need to drive to the north into that field.
06:09
But again, the field driveway will be directly in front of near 60th Avenue.
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10-4[1].
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56 dispatch, you can show me on scene in the field drive.
06:25
I have a combine north of that address by good 50 to 100 yards on fire, with smoke, and standing corner round. Rough road getting back to access.
06:39
104, Medi 56 on scene, located the field driveway,
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combine and field actively on fire, rough terrain, and restaurants will be needed at 1540.
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Medic, U.S. U.S. on the road.
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So ahead for Medi 56.
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Are you out at the road?
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No, I have made access to find the patient down the field drive. I'm out in the field.
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And for one of the ambulances stays out here for us, if you could,
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let us know where this field drive is.
07:26
United Fire falls in the station the dispatch.
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Volum station.
07:35
Looks like we're going to have a fully involved combine that's going to be on fire.
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In standing corn,
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field driveways wet and muddy for other units coming in.
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36.01 will be incident command.
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1040 United Fire Baldwin Station is on scene 3601 is reporting a fully involved combine withstanding corn on fire, advising all units that the field driveway will be muddy and with difficult access at 1540.2.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Near 60th Ave, Baldwin, WI 54002
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