Wildfire spreads to woods and field in Lafayette Township, Allen County IN
WildfireA large wildfire in Lafayette Township has spread from woods to a harvested cornfield. Multiple fire departments are working to prevent further spread, including deploying grass rigs and requesting mutual aid from nearby counties. Some units are on standby at their stations as the fire continues to be addressed.
Audio|Source: Huntington City and County Police and Fire
07:44
Transcript:
00:00
710, 412. Yeah, we're still out there. We're not hot spots, so we could probably point one three if you had you.
00:05
Two-o-six from command, how are we looking back out west there?
00:14
To the west behind the houses looks pretty good. There's still some spots here between the houses and the staging area that we need to knock down.
00:23
Clear, we're going to go fill up and we'll head back out that way.
00:29
The fire has gotten to the woods and it's running from us. I need, uh, you want to do, if you could, break a grassry free. Um,
00:36
probably I'm going on a county line.
00:38
I'm actually just coming up with 900. then hit me up on Opts 2 when they get close to the scene on Flopi and Center Road. I want to have to go to the other side of the woods for us to make sure we're not getting out the other side.
00:51
412 for here.
01:01
407 412 across.
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412.
01:16
I'll be in route to the station. I'll be en route to the station with extended ETA from Andrews.
01:27
Clear.
01:32
I think 407 is ready to go here just shortly if you want to ride with them or lead the way.
01:46
710,711.
02:00
55412. Okay,
02:07
334, shut off.
02:10
Ross Leng 407-3 here and head down to Allen County to help the road up on that one.
02:17
Clare.
02:18
54 is clear.
02:29
Thank you.
02:40
Markle Fire Department, RONOX requesting you be on standby at your station, reference them working a field fire in Allen County.
02:46
Markle on standby at Markel Station for RONO 1456.
02:56
Honica Dispatch, Ripus 407 on Office 2.
03:00
407.
03:01
We're cleared, Wintland County, headed to Allen County.
03:05
the address again, please.
03:07
One-4024 of least.
03:19
Tidgen Station 30, respond to near Williams Street.
03:26
This is going to be the first-man apartment,
03:30
reference chest pain, apartment number 306.
03:33
Huntington's dispatch is clear,
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1456.
03:39
It's the void road, down Lafayette Center.
03:42
It's going to be the first road past county line.
03:45
We're probably going to have, may have you jump in the field from 900 north, though.
04:05
Markle Fire Department, Ronokes, requesting you now respond to near Aboyt Road with a grass rig.
04:11
near Aboy Road, Operations 2,
04:14
Ops 2, 1457.
04:17
Ops 2, 1457.
04:21
Next. Goin code is in the note, 731.
04:26
31.
04:32
But Andrew's back on standby for us and we're going to around the county.
04:38
Clear.
04:45
It's a matchmetic 42.
05:03
Is that an ALS transfer going to Randalia?
05:10
I'm intense.
05:13
4-07, go ahead.
05:18
You can put it on us. We're up for the next one.
05:21
Sam I again at your station.
05:26
1415. 8.
05:32
The medic 42 that's been reassigned. Medics 41. We'll have you a public range this time. 44 ship Shawana.
05:40
T.D.
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in route as well. There's a notation as a subject here gets aggressive with medics.
05:49
Page of three.
05:53
The road.
05:55
I don't have an address for you. You're going to have to see, once you pass county line,
06:00
you're going to come to some wooded area on your right. Once you pass that wooded area, you'll see the field where we're at on your right. It's a harvested cornfield.
06:12
If you can jump in there, there's a house list that's too off your left. It's got a red garage, detached garage.
06:18
It's going to be basically straight across from that. You cut in the field there.
06:23
Okay, I think we're clear.
06:26
We're still probably seven to ten minutes out. We're not back to 114 yet.
06:31
All right, Corey, thank you.
06:42
Honey can dispatch.
06:43
Engine 3 is on seat. Engine 3.
06:51
Haughty to 9.06.
06:54
9.6.
06:56
Goes in Route 2.
06:58
Clear.
07:15
Good.
07:18
What's your route of travel over here?
07:26
We're going to go out Marzine Road.
07:29
Clear, do you come in on the Marzine Road down to, I think it's Hamilton or whatever, leads down to a Boykin County Line? I'm coming that way. We may have you come in off a county land cluster yet.
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Location mentioned:
Lafayette Center Rd, Lafayette Township, IN
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