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Fast-moving fire spreads in cornfield near Co Rd 56Dekalb County IN

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Co Rd 56, Jackson Township, IN

Firefighters responded to a fast-moving fire in a cornfield near County Road 56 in Jackson Township, Indiana. The fire was pushed by the wind toward nearby homes. The fire area grew from about 20 feet to roughly 1,400 square feet. Several fire units accessed the cornfield and worked to control the fire's perimeter.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Sheriff, Fire / EMS, Auburn and Garrett Police / Fire
02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Information for Auburn Fire.
00:03
The soldiers who are usually colds in the control,bury, advice,
00:07
The wind has gotten a hold of it, and it is going towards the residents.
00:15
Central Firecute is clear.
00:23
Central 17138.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:26
Central west out of 17145 or 1033, close to a 1-mail.
00:30
Hull-1138.
00:36
Central 1025 is responding.
00:40
Clear Tener 25 is responding.
00:54
Attention Jackson fire.
00:55
Attention to Jackson Fire Department requested 2414, 1056.
01:01
2414, 1056,
01:03
Approximately 20 feet of ground on fire.
01:04
It was a regulatory control burn.
01:06
306 patience.
01:08
1238, 28, 28, 2, 48, 28, 248 3, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd.
01:15
Central, Fire 2.
01:18
Fire 2.
01:21
Central Fire 2 is on the scene.
01:25
Gonna have about 100 square feet,
01:28
Check that, make that 1,200 square feet a cornstubble on fire.
01:36
Clear Fire 2 on scene, 1,200 square feet of cornstubble on fire.
01:41
Engine 21,
01:43
Fire 2.
01:44
Go ahead, fire 2.
01:45
Go ahead, fire 2.
01:48
21.
01:50
If you would, just pull it behind me on 56.
01:52
It's working its way towards this area.
01:57
One one's clear.
01:59
Brush 28, fire 2.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:10
28. If you're responding in from the east on 56, it looks like there's an entrance to this cornfield about 200 feet in front of my unit.
02:19
Just pull into the cornfield and work the perimeter.
02:23
28 is clear.
02:40
Attention, Jackson, fire, attention Jackson, fire.
02:44
Fire report request.
02:46
2414, 1056, 2414-1056.
02:49
Revenue 2.
02:50
Now, 1,400 square feet of cornfield on fire.
02:53
30 communications, timeout, 1243, Taneyp.

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