Wildfire causes heavy smoke on I-74 near Colona Illinois, Henry County IL
WildfireFire crews responded to a wildfire on Interstate 74 westbound between mile markers 9.4 and 9.8 near Colona, Illinois. Heavy smoke was crossing the road, and flames had spread to the median. Traffic control was requested due to reduced visibility and danger to vehicles.
Audio|Source: Colona Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Corona fire.
00:02
Call on a fire, UNA for a call.
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I-74 westbound between mile marker 9.4 and 9.8.
00:09
I think of a fourth,
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left down on my marker,
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9.4, 9.8.
00:16
The rapid fire turned out in 1411, kind of coming out.
00:24
Thank you.
00:34
Attention,
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Colorado Fire.
00:37
Qualifier, you are at least.
00:38
I'm looking for Westbound, Malmark, a 9.4, or 9.8.
00:43
I can't put in between mile mark and 9.4.
00:46
9.8.
00:48
For a fire in the book from the westbound lane and that is 14-12 and you pay to 6-10.
00:53
Thank you.
00:58
How do you? Thank you.
01:03
And rate 2501, I'll be in route.
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2.501, 104.
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2.501 for information.
01:16
Cold Valley is also in route to the 8 we received reports.
01:20
It's all the way down there as well.
01:22
That's received, thank you.
01:29
Station 1, let's start with the brush truck and attend this lease.
01:35
Station 1, topic.
01:41
The 5-3 truck on the shoulder just as you come on, the 7-84.
01:48
Henry 2592, we'll be in our outfit 3.15 C.O.
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25 and I'm good.
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The 701-1-2-1-2-1.
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25-7-4-24. I want to see.
02:13
We're up at 9.4 here.
02:16
Covali is on the scene. There's heavy smoke going across the road right here.
02:19
We're going to need some traffic control also.
02:23
Come up with your boot up in the back.
02:26
Hey Kurt, it's jumping to the center median here.
02:29
We're trying to get it knocked down real fast here.
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Copy. Do you just let me stay back?
02:35
Yeah, I'm trying to push these guys back over to the left side here if we can.
02:39
I got our tender coming also.
02:42
I got a tender and a brush coming also.
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I'll back up here as far as I can't get them over.
02:47
Henry, 2592, we're in on board 15 CEL.
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25922. 25922.
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We're going to get somebody else here.
03:01
I'll try to get up there and get up there and help.
03:08
Hey, Kurt, have your first engine coming in, or first company that gets on the scene up with 64 gallons by himself.
03:15
It's getting into that width pretty deep.
03:17
I copy.
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