Train sparks multiple grass fires along Highway 345
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Sheridan County Public Safety
05:45
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State and fire, please respond.
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(number withheld) State Highway Three Four Five.
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(number withheld) State Highway Three Four Five for fire in the grass.
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Right now we're getting multiple calls saying that the train is running and starting fires along
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State Highway 345 all the way up to Arvada and Montana.
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Hardin is aware of it already.
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I also have Ranchester Fire en route because it sounds like there's multiple little fires.
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The biggest one's about 20 acres right now.
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No structures.
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Sheridan Dispatch, 8103, have we contacted the BNSF to have that train stop?
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Three forty-five.
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Respond to the area of (number withheld) State Highway 345.
01:06
Sounds like a train came through town and has started several grass fires.
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There are structures in danger and there are, it sounds like, several fires in
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the area of that train itself.
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Again, Sheridan Fire, please respond to the area (number withheld) State Highway 345.
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Agency assist.
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Go ahead, 103.
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If you want to go check the rail from your location all the way up to 343, we'll catch all the way up to the fire on checking for spot fires on the railroad.
01:51
Copy, we'll do.
01:52
We just got on to 345, so we'll watch it from here.
01:57
Roger.
01:59
Sheridan dispatch, Ranchester 111 is en route to the fires along 345.
02:08
That Ranchester 111, just be advised, I did start painting Sheridan fire as well as we're getting reports of lots of structures in the area and a few camp sites.
02:19
Copy that. We are checking the rail line from the Ranchester area towards Parkman as we go.
02:29
Copy that. It's positive smoke.
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We have a good plume going up.
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Sheridan Fire, copy page.
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That train heading south is still moving.
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Fire Hall 111.
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Are you Ranchester 111?
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Go for 103.
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Understand traffic, right? This train's coming in from Montana.
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It's not going up that direction.
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Roger, I have a train moving south toward your location.
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Copy that, thank you.
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Negative, it's multiple little fires all along the area.
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Some people are calling in saying that their home is.
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Pretty close to it, about 200 yd off the railway.
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I can work on getting you a little bit more of addresses.
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There is also some camp sites that are in that area.
03:53
So we just started paging you out just to make sure that you are there as it's a far distance from you.
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Copy, thanks.
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Yeah, if you have a better address, that'd be great.
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If not, we'll just head that way.
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Copy that. Yeah, just start making your way that way and I'll work on getting.
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Getting your addresses.
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Dispatch, fire station.
04:26
Dispatch, could we get Goose Valley's water tender rolling, please?
04:37
Dispatch, fire station.
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Can you page 201 back up to the station?
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Copy.
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Station 103 is on scene.
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We have multiple spot fires.
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Proceeding to get closest to Parkman.
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Direct.
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103, 111.
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Go for 103.
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I'm just hitting that cut across road.
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Do you have any idea where you want me?
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South.
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We are going to catch that 1st one that's going to be closest to the apartment at the house.
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We're going to catch those and then keep trucking north.
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Copy that.
05:42
Sheridan dispatch, Dayton 102, proceeding to the fire near Parkman.
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