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Multiple brush fires reported near Leaf River tracksOgle County IL

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IL-72 & W Pond Rd, Leaf River Township, IL 61047

A series of grass and brush fires were reported along railroad tracks near Leaf River Township, Illinois, including areas near Byron and Davis Junction. Multiple fire units responded, and mutual aid was requested from the Mount Morris Fire Department. Firefighters reported multiple small fires and continued working west along the tracks to extinguish them. Additional fires were noted near Main Street tracks, and resources were coordinated to address the multiple fire locations.

Audio|Source: Ogle County Fire
07:37
Transcript:
00:00
Ovo, 5393 is unseen, Byron.
00:04
Message received, 5393 on scene in Byron.
00:14
1794, 17622.
00:21
Oval U. U.S.
00:22
2463 on state at Byron.
00:27
The message is safe 2463 on CNN Myron.
00:35
1761 from 94.
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61.
00:41
I saw you go by, I was down on Oak Drive.
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Everything good down there.
00:47
There's a bridge out here that we can't get past.
00:51
Might as well put up to one fire just a little bit up.
00:55
And as far as I can see down the tracks to the west, I don't see anything else.
01:00
We're going to try and get turned around and backed out.
01:05
10-4[1]. I think we might be clear to the west from there.
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I'm going to head towards Davis Junction,
01:14
to Rothwell.
01:18
That is, we're getting a little far.
01:22
1794, 1762.
01:24
And I... Go ahead.
01:27
We're seeing. We're seeing it.
01:28
Okay, we ran to both seven hills. The tenor just in a couple spots. We're ahead and sort of drop all now.
01:38
10-4[1]. Quina post is going to be set up at the bus garage. I'm going to centralize.
01:44
16.
01:49
184 from major two.
01:55
494 from 403. 494 from 403.
02:03
Clean is at once, Byron traffic, go ahead.
02:11
Deep River traffic, go ahead.
02:15
The show 2494 in route of Triumph at 72.
02:21
Message, Chief 2494 in rail, other needle traffic, go ahead.
02:29
Number 5 for mobile.
02:35
Wait for a report. Wait for a report.
02:39
24.94. By starting to advise there's an additional fire at the tracks on Main Street.
02:47
Mess, Dave. Would you like them sent to Maine or 72 in Pond?
02:56
Town four.
03:01
Ogle County, 494.
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94, Ogo, Ovovud.
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Ogo, I have two grass rigs in staging with me.
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I can send some of them to Leaf River if you'd like, at least one.
03:20
2494 did you copy fire in traffic?
03:25
Although I did not.
03:27
They have two graphics staging at their command post. Would you like them to respond or do you want me to tell them at Morris?
03:36
Can you have one to the first in the main?
03:41
That's Steve. Firefire from Oval.
03:44
Go ahead, Ovo.
03:47
Pleaser is requesting one of those rigs to go to the Main Street crossing in Leaf River, and I'm going to tone Mount Morris for 70s on 5th.
03:56
Message, I'm clear in Oregon for me and sending them the Leaf River.
04:01
That's true.
04:09
1794, 1780s for getting arrests.
04:19
I'm walking west from Glenbany and I've got three more that I can see between here and the creek.
04:30
When 61 becomes available,
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I'm going to send them that way.
04:42
Bed working.
04:44
494 from 2463 on Oval.
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2463, go ahead.
04:53
On the edge of the district, and we can see multiple small spots of smoke from here in the Lee River District. We're just going to continue heading west and extinguishing up as we go.
05:07
Message, receive.
05:10
We'll try to get this command unified between the two and we'll just keep working for now. I've got you accounted for with me so we'll just keep reporting over here for right now.
05:48
To Mount Morris Fire Department, you're needed mutual aid for Leaf River at 72 and West Pond Road, 72 and West Pond Road for a fire on the tracks.
06:00
Attention to Mount Morris Fire, you're needed mutual aid with Leith River at 72 and West Pond Road. 72 and West Pond Road for a fire on the tracks.
06:07
Timeout, 752.
06:11
Local County, Mountford 5791.
06:18
5791 although kind of go ahead The woman out beach lake lake river is it the west intersection the one west of town or the one east of town?
06:37
We got freed up from over here we'll head towards one nettings
06:43
All still mean units on red switch over to blue.
06:46
Still units on red switch over to blue.
06:48
5791.
06:50
Ogo County.
06:52
5791, Ogo County. Go ahead.
06:54
Sorry, just to verify you said east of town.
06:58
Message is safe.
06:59
East of town.
07:01
Message received, thank you.
07:04
Other unit with traffic for Oval. Go ahead.
07:09
Logo Byron 494.
07:11
Okay, we're old-good.
07:14
Ogle, can you see if Ocean 40 is available and if he can start this way? We might need to unify multiple fires between two districts.
07:26
And that's Steve, I'll call him. I also have Forrest and Chief. He's going to go out and check their tracks if you can locate anything. We also have him towards Stolman as well.
07:37
Masseter's safe.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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IL-72 & W Pond Rd, Leaf River Township, IL 61047

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