Brush fires along US 51 possibly started by vehicle

Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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911, what's your emergency? Attention Makanda Fire, attention Makanda Fire.

00:03

Can I get you at South US 51 near the Smiley Face Water Tower? On the south side of the roadway for a brush fire.

00:10

Time out is 306.

00:21

Makanda Central.

00:29

One secure.

00:33

141, 10-4.

00:43

Multiple calls about brush fires starting along US 51.

00:49

Along the roadway.

00:50

I just received a call.

00:51

I believe that a tire, our vehicle is riding on the rim and is starting these fires in the brush.

00:57

I'm gonna let Union County know as well.

01:06

10-4. She reported he took off on foot from her house on West Saint Louis and turned right onto Mill.

01:13

That helped though.

01:19

This is driving on a rim that we're letting Union County know.

01:22

Not sure if that's what caused it.

2026-10-26 20:06 UTC

Fire

US-51, Makanda, IL

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a brush fire near the Smiley Face Water Tower on South US 51. Multiple calls reported brush fires along the roadway, and a vehicle possibly riding on a rim was suspected of starting the fires. Union County was notified.