Brush fire reported near North Ave intersection, Massac County IL


Firefighters are responding to a brush fire near the center of an intersection on the interstate at North Ave. They deployed multiple brush trucks and considered using a tanker. Efforts focus on controlling and extinguishing the fire along the interstate near North Ave.
Audio|Source: Massac County Highway & Road
02:57
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, what we got in route?
00:01
Right now you have eight, six, and seven sticksing to row out the station.
00:05
Okay, a couple brush trucks to do it.
00:08
If they are in the way, bring them on.
00:09
I doubt we'll need a tanker, but we need to probably get one out here.
00:12
It's in the center of the intersection,
00:14
in the interstate butt.
00:16
I got a flapper, but it's just not wanting to go out very good.
00:19
104, we'll go ahead and roll 7 that way and probably have him stand by up at the overpass.
00:25
That'll be fine when we see where we're at when we get here.
00:29
That's on 14, so you don't want 4 or 9 to row.
00:33
Oh, they can come on out.
00:34
I'm just saying that and a tanker, but hold a tanker up and I think we can get it with them brush trucks.
00:41
10-4[1].
00:44
Special County 7, they're up.
00:46
County 7, you're up.
00:59
John, Jeff, he was out to us one of the compartment doors, the tanker stopped on North Avenue.
01:04
Whatever the brush truck is, coming in first, I'll need you behind my pickup truck.
01:11
That's the way it's headed and you can't put it out with a flapper.
01:14
And then the other one can go back on down to the other end.
01:18
Okay, copies.
01:19
I'm passing the pizza hut, be there a minute.
01:20
What's your location?
01:21
I have pizza hunt.
01:22
10-4[1]. Cabby six copies.
01:25
Behind my truck, we can stretch the line easier and get most of this out.
01:30
Okay, I'm going to breath on in your truck.
01:32
Second brush truck in and go on past my truck and you'll see Donnie Cook down there.
01:37
That's probably where you got.
01:38
In four, Johnny the top is going by.
01:41
It's going to be 117 20th, 117 is 20th.
01:46
Mr. Connor is advising that Jennifer is there and he is not getting her stuff.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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North Ave, Illinois 62960
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