Grass fire near Engleman Road spreads from bonfire, Grand Island NE
WildfireA grass fire started by a small bonfire has spread to a nearby brush pile near Engleman Road South in rural Grand Island, Nebraska. The fire is away from buildings, gas sources, and vehicles but is producing heavy smoke and tall flames. Fire and law enforcement units are en route to contain the fire. The fire is located near a tree line and several access roads lead to the scene.
Audio|Source: Grand Island Fire
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Transcript:
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Grand Island rural,
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grassfire, near Engleman Road South.
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Grand Island rural, grass fire near Engleman Road South.
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Roll car four in Route Thames.
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Car 5 in Route C. Car 6 in Route C.
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Car 6 in round the station.
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Roll car 4G I see.
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Rural car, Ford, go ahead.
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Is it near any buildings at all?
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No, no, he advised they're far enough away from any buildings or gas sources or vehicles of any kind.
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He advised it was a small bonfire that they had going that caught the brush pile nearby.
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Also on fire, and he's having difficulty containing both.
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Understood.
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205 GIEC. Go ahead.
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205 is in now one on board.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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JCP,
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Whirl 205.
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205, go ahead.
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I have a deputy on route to assist. She's advising she's still about a mile away from the location and is advising lots of smoke in the area, tall flames.
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205, understood.
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Rural car 5, did you understand?
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206 GIAC.
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206. 206. 206 in Route 2 on board.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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We're all car four can be driving on scene. Car four, 205,
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206.
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2.05, go ahead.
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When you go over Gunther, you'll see the flames.
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You've got to go past the driveway and then go to the next road back into it. It's right along a tree line, too.
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Understood.
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205, you'll have to go down farther, I guess. There's another little access road to it.
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Another access road where?
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Just when you come over gum there, you'll hit the house driveway go past that and there'll be another little
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entrance past that and then there'll be another road.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Engleman Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803
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