Flood rescue and road closures near Black River
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Southeast Missouri Counties Public Safety
05:27
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657 and 1303, he advised the water is rising at that location.
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He did advise a deputy to unhook,
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unhook the boat attached to 657's patrol vehicle and take it to higher ground.
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Yeah, that's fine.
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The (name withheld) are in mind too if it needs moved.
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10-4, 1303.
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Willow, can you have them tell us where they parked it at because we're trying to get to that boat?
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10-3, we'll make contact.
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Wolf Creek 1303.
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And someone look at a river gauge here for Black River and see if we're close to a crest.
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Water's still coming up around us, we got nothing out of here.
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10-3.
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Twelve ninety-five, 1303 .
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Go ahead.
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We're at 15 ft right now, and it does not look like it's cresting anytime soon.
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Three twenty-six, can you turn the fuel pump on, please?
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Yeah, it's great.
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It's about
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chest deep water now.
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Okay, well, myself and 1304 is trying to find a way to get to 657's and pliable to where we can start helping you.
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I don't know if there's a possible way of you guys coming to get one of us where we can get that boat and get it working.
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Are you at the river's edge that we're still at?
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Three 18 , call for love, ten forty-one.
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Three 18 , 7-eleven .
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Fire county,
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call for love, regional EIO.
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State.
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One of you could acquire with either the two out at two on four, if all firefighters are accounted for.
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If they're out at what location?
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They're at 204.
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Are you talking about a call in Reynolds County?
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Correction, County Road 66, sir.
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I'm sorry, County Road 66.
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Stand by.
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Iron County from Poplar State Region EIO.
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Go ahead, Poplar.
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I have no answer from our troopers.
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They are actively trying to relay subjects.
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At 7:13.
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7:13.
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109, will.
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109?
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Can you call 484 and have him head towards Reynolds County with the inflatable boat?
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Clear, 713.
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Little Springs 1295, 1304.
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Clear.
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For the sheriff, vehicles and one boat will be parked close to Black River Lodge, off of Peola Road or County Road (number withheld).
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He did advise all roadways from Lesterville to the bridge are underwater.
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Ten 30 , we'll over right here on
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Twenty One.
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Myself and Thirteen Oh Four, we're going to go back up here to Lesterville, no dot, put in the jet boat, run down the main stream.
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Twelve 95 , 1304 , trip to clear.
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One ten, willow 41 .
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One ten, 07:14 .
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Little Springs 109.
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Okay, well,
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make contact with 484.
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He'll be around as soon as he can.
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10-4, bye.
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715.
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Found a way out of here.
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We're trying to get the kids out 1st .
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We made one trip, but we found a way out.
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1303, that's clear at 715.
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Strings 1303.
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Right, well,
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1270 is out with a rescue team out of West Plains.
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Do you need them to respond anywhere specific at this point?
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Well, if they can get to us, we're in a bad shape here.
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We've got. .
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