Fire in ditch spreading to field near Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Johnson County IA


A fire started in a ditch along Highway 218 at the 83 northbound and is spreading into a nearby field. Fire units are responding, and access is advised via Oak Crest Hill Road and 565th Street. The smoke is affecting visibility for northbound traffic.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Uniturot again, you're responding to 218 at the 83 northbound, 218 at the 83 northbound. There's a ditch that's on fire. It sounds like it's on the eastbound side, eastbound side.
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Attention all units, Cedar County, from the 271 Westbound I-80, 271 Westbound I-80 report of a semi-truck and trailer swerving, cutting people off and speeding,
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trailer, license plate, Iowa,
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RFF3,
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black trailer, white tractor, two men in the truck wearing green.
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If located, make your own case, Cedar County.
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I'm sorry, east side of the ditch, northbound.
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University Online, go ahead.
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Good afternoon, University.
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I'm going to have patient with initials (name withheld).
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(name withheld), eight-year-old female coming from Manchester Emergency Room. Are you expecting the patient?
00:54
We sure are. Go ahead with sunny updates.
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Patient is resting comfortably on our cot with a... J-W-G-94 is on 8.
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Copy 94.
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The 83AFF on the monitor, last VAT is 15-4 over 8-3, the rest of 20, and she is 96% on room air. We have about a 15-15-minute AT80 your rooftop. Any questions for orders?
01:20
Not a thing. We'll see you on the roof.
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In 15 minutes, University, clear.
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Right, got it. Thank you.
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Benton County from Lynn County on Call 51, Vetton County.
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Lynn County, go ahead for Benton. Is that Kempfire available for a call?
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104, they should be free.
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Yeah, Trinagan, we are still attempting to start CPR.
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It sounds like he's on a bed.
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History of strokes.
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Jake, I'm on one tree, 93's in a row.
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Could you page them to (number withheld) Gibney Road, (number withheld) Gibney Road? It's a field north of this address.
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The third-party information, but I received a call that there's a combine and field on fire.
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It'll be on our one-county fire, too.
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Copy.
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J-Com, Loan, 3-92 is in route.
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Templar, did you buy Combine and Field or just a Combine in the Field?
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Tenfer.
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It sounds like it's both.
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Ten-four, I'll get Atkins-Page.
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Thank you.
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Hillfire, 5215 on event 8.
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Take home from Lone 393. Do you have an event channel?
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Go ahead.
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Take on one of the channel.
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Hey.
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Hit the view of your channel. That's traffic.
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I'll be copy. Transpacation care.
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Two on scene, drive to Perry, command.
02:51
So this is going to be in the east ditch right at the 83, and it's going to be moving into a field that if you come south on Oak Crest Hill and make a right to come west on 565th, that's going to be your best access to where this fire's headed to.
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Coffee on scene.
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Copy.
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813 is on scene.
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Riverside, UDirect, sorry, Lone Tree, you direct with that Gulf Ocrest Hill Road, coming on 565.
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Jaycom, go ahead and start me, Riverside 2, please.
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104, Riverside.
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Jaycom, Lodry, on drive.
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J-com, Lone Tree 99 is in route.
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Okay,
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Com,
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from Italian.
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Italian.
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J-Con 25 on soon.
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Battalion, do you have traffic.
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Battalion, go ahead.
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Joe's second, who we had...
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I didn't copy you.
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Joe Jenkins is glad I had any more robbed at this time.
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Yes, Adam, 25.
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Copy, thank you.
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Washington County from J-Com on call 61 Washington County.
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Unistram, this 59, different area, we're round back, go down the ramp on the left front, the ninth-hand side of the house.
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Good Washington County, can I have Riverside Fire, 83 Northbound, 218 at the 83 northbound for a vegetation fire.
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104, we've already paged them out today, we get several calls. Thank you.
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Rumorsides on page to this also.
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Good.
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Good. Good.
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J-com 159.
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Go ahead. 159.
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Copy.
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159, back in service.
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10.4.
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K.m.R.G.R.G.R.G.
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1444. 1444.
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Tye. Unseen.
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On scene.
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In just do on scene.
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Agent 1.O.C. Thank you.
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Agent from Battalion, do you name by Lucas?
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Negative.
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Okay,
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I'm Adam 27 back in service.
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Go ahead.
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27's back in service. Copy.
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93-94.
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Go ahead, the 94.
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This is not to confirm. This is north. I'm not to confirm. This is north on a hole 218,
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right?
06:06
Correct. New Old Oak Ridge Road and the 5665th Street.
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Copy that, just confirming.
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Ninety-two copies, Northern Old Hill Crest Road.
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Okay, I'm 159, back in station.
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Okay.
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Jacob 813.
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813. Riverside on the channel.
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I believe, yeah, I'll let Washington.
06:48
No, they said they had already a pageant when I was getting them contacted.
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Washington County from Jaycom on Clause 6th Brown.
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Kathy, if you can also advise Riverside to go up that 565th way from all Cresthill Road, not the interstate.
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J-Com go ahead for Washington.
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I will. So again, North O'Cris and then West 565.
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Correct.
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Washington County Art.
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J-com, Adam, 33, is en route to the main campus, go-2.
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Jaycom, on 20-back and tours.
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Our fire is on event 8, again, event 8.
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Also, you could advise them to go northbound on Oak Crest Hill and then west on 565th. Again, don't take the energy.
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Copy.
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33, I copy you.
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Jaycom, 52-59.
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10-4[1], so it's not along Highway 218 because that's what all of our callers advised.
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No, it is. It's just spreading to the field, so they said the best access would be off of 565th and to take that oak crest north.
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Take up to 2.15 on there.
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10-4[1].
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I'm sorry I was talking to Washington, go ahead. Okay,
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we're you sent in laundry up Oak Crest Hill Road and then last one.
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Yes, all responders should be responding again.
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Northbound Oak Crest, Westbound 5655, all units direct.
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I'm going to head over there.
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I know the property, I'll go to the field drive-night and steer it.
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Copy sounds good, thank you.
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5215, 523538.
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Go ahead.
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Do you want me ahead of the 83 and make sure people get over?
08:35
Yeah, if you could, the smoke's blocking a lot of the northbound traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Oak Crest Hill Rd SE & 565th St SW, Iowa 52240
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