Multiple brush fires contained near Leaf River, Ogle County IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/4/2025 05:51 AM

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

Multiple brush fires were reported and contained near Leaf River Township, including locations near Rothwell, Hale's Corner, Pond Road, and west and east of Leaf River. Fire units responded to spot fires and coordinated efforts to control the situation.

Audio|Source: Ogle County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

563 is on scene 72 in Rothwell.

00:03

Mike, shoot, 563 is on soon.

00:14

Oval County, Mount Morris Brush Truck, 5765.

00:18

765, O'O County, go ahead.

00:21

Allo, 50,000, 65 will turn around to 1772.

00:27

Citrus Citi, 5765 and around.

00:35

All go from Stillman, 1794.

00:39

1794, about County, go ahead.

00:43

All go be advised. All steelman units are going to switch over to Fire Round Blue, Fire Round Blue.

00:51

Message receives all units switching over to fire on blue.

01:00

Ogo from Stimmon 1794.

01:04

1794, Oka County, go ahead.

01:09

Oko, we have fires mopped up from on Hale's corner.

01:13

We're going to be going down to Rothwell and 72.

01:16

There's spot fires down there.

01:21

Message is 1794.

01:24

All knock down on hails.

01:25

Corner heading down to Rothwell.

01:32

Leaver fire from Ovo.

01:39

Go ahead, Ovo.

01:41

Even digital fire on the track is going to be west of the pond road crossing on the west side of town.

01:53

Message received. Thank you, Oval.

02:00

4.84 from Oval.

02:03

Go ahead, Oval.

02:05

I attempted Ocean 40. I didn't get a response. I reached out to Adam 1. He's going to look into it.

02:11

Okay,

02:13

so far the Byron area looks like we're starting to get them all contained,

02:16

so we're doing okay.

02:18

If we ever need something, let us know we can send some resources over to them.

02:24

Matt Steve, leave for the fire from Ogle.

02:27

Go ahead, Ogle.

02:29

Iron has their fires contained. Do you need them to respond to any location for you?

02:35

Police.

02:37

The west side pond location.

02:45

484 from Volvo.

02:48

C791. Go ahead.

02:51

484. If you can have a unit respond to Pond and 72 on the west side of Weaf River, just west of the others also.

03:01

Some fire locations there.

03:05

Message, Steve. Uh,

03:07

I'll give you a unit here just a second.

03:10

Ash Steve, Mount Morris Fire, go out with you traveling.

03:14

Mass Chief, go ahead and do that and I'll verify with them.

03:22

Okay, we'll be en route to the one west of the river.

03:25

On, Todd.

03:27

And that's your name, it's going to be near West 72.

03:34

9 degree, 22.

03:38

494 from Volvo.

03:40

63.

03:43

Ogle 494, go ahead.

03:46

494, Mount Morris is going to go to the Pond and 72 location west of Leaf River, if you can send a unit to the one east of Leaf River.

03:59

Message, Steve.

04:01

Byron 463 is going to take the Pond on 72 east of Leaf River.

04:07

Also,

04:09

be advised I've got a tanker available if anyone's need water.

04:13

Massachusetts City will be a route to East Pond.

04:18

The tanker available.

04:20

2494. Did you have traffic for Oval?

04:25

494 from 2463.

04:32

Traffic, go ahead.

04:41

Matt Street 5361 has fire contained on Main Street, Mayf River.

04:50

Passly go to Pond and 72 west of that crossing at Mount Morrison route there.

05:05

All right, let's get division all back together where you're at and we'll go from there.

05:13

493 to 2463,

05:21

Byron, go ahead. Command, go ahead.

05:24

Command, we're entering our district now, we're going to continue ahead.

05:29

Message received, 2463. If you want to go direct with Leaf River Command, I'll clear you from my board and you can work for them.

05:58

Division X from command.

06:08

Division X, Bill 7.1 Frank 11, back to 72 and no.

06:13

I'm going to have 473 states there for just a few minutes where you're currently up.

06:17

All about 50, 10, 81.

06:27

5791, Ogdeny, go ahead. Ogo, myself, and at 6,700.

06:35

West 72, it's a small fire, you can go ahead. We can handle this in our brush company.

06:45

Message received 5791 at 6,700, West 72 small fire, Oregon Conditionary Guard.

06:56

Ollo County, this is 2473 awaiting orders. High traffic, can you repeat?

07:09

Oval County, this is 2473 awaiting orders on a width and engine.

07:16

Nice street, standby. Leaf River 5 from Ovo.

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