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Small brush fire near milepost 167 on I-57 northboundEffingham County IL

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I-57, Illinois

Police and fire units responded to a small brush fire reported by a passerby along I-57 northbound near milepost 167. The fire covered about a 1500-foot area in the median and burned down into a ditch near the woods.

Audio|Source: Effingham County Sheriff and EMS, Effingham City Police
01:44
Transcript:
00:00
McCoyne, brush fire.
00:05
De Quine, 974, go ahead.
00:11
974,
00:13
brush fire. Called in by passerby.
00:15
I-67, never-pound, my boost 167, I-57, I-57 northbound by boost 167.
00:22
Small, small-daring fire in the median.
00:29
24 24-4-4-0-4-24. 20-9-2.0 from 162. Northbound from 162.
00:42
Thank you, ten more.
00:45
Okay, ten more.
00:48
Fancy, I'm firing route.
00:51
Good morning.
00:57
6. Clear Patrol.
01:00
960, 10-4[1].
01:02
960, 10-4[1].
01:08
Let's just go out of the rest area.
01:11
10-4[1].
01:18
Let's just go out of the rest area.
01:23
10-4[1].
01:28
Thank you.
01:30
That's sawfire. There's renewable flames.
01:34
Going north and south, probably 1,500 foot area, and it's burned,
01:40
probably 50 feet down into the ditch,
01:43
about 50 feet away from the woods.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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