Multiple brush fires reported along Interstate 57 near Mattoon, Mattoon IL
WildfireMultiple brush fires have been reported along Interstate 57 near Mattoon, Illinois, affecting ditches and cornfields between mile markers 181 and 188. Fire departments from nearby areas are responding to contain the fires. The fires may be affecting areas near a local mall. Emergency crews are actively working to control the situation.
Audio|Source: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
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Transcript:
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We now have reports of multiple brush fires in the ditches of 57 between the 181 and the 187, it's just north of the 187 as well.
00:10
I'm going to be toning the additional spots out as it's both in Lincoln and Wabash's jurisdiction.
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T-com show 28 and Ralph.
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Hold on, hold on, hold on, we got, we got.
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Lincoln Fire, Wabash Fire, Portsmall.
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Watch Fires.
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Along the Ditch is the mediating interstate between 57-188.
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on 57 between the 180
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Hold on, hold on, where are we got, we on.
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Thank you very much for fire.
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The motion 8 in the airspace between 70 and 1717-1-188.
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Fullpool.
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Edgefires, 117, I'm down to the 181 and the 188.
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I'll open.
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Seagong show of 288 on scene.
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1106
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See, got me.
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21, I'll see. First and 28.
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21 on scene, 1107.
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1107.
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701. I think I want to have two.
02:37
I'm sorry?
02:43
Oh my gosh.
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701. Show me an hour.
02:59
Cultural fire, Humble Fire, Cornfield on fire.
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Be the northwest corner of 700,000, 3,000 north.
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Northwest corner of 700,000th, Farmer, Farmer.
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...field getting the equipment down.
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Time 11, 08.8.
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...time 11 o8.
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...you can show and clear at this morning, the rest of the radio.
03:27
No.
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No. Fire, Oval Fire, Pooleafire.
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Be the east north-west, but one of seven hundred and seven hundred eight hundred and thirty-nine.
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The west north-west corner of seven hundred east, thirty-down-left floor, for the field getting me going to and then out.
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Time a little away.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm carlostole.
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I'm Carl Hostel.
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Ten, four, a little.
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One-Thinger, 76.
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76 for that.
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You can show us in route to the interstate.
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706 in route 1109.
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10404.
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1004, go ahead.
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All right, I was trying to get a hold of 1004.
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Keep going there, pout.
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I'm going to go up and get this big one that's up to us.
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Tom, 14.
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Can't work.
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Stay comment to 73.
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73, go ahead.
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73 is in the interstate.
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Have you,
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we got a bit of a header here in Mattoon, smoke header here in Bantune, probably in the area of the Mollah.
05:43
You got to report on that.
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You're going to report on that.
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You're negative.
05:57
All right, well, if Matthew's got a unit available.
06:01
It's big enough, I'd had somebody check in so I don't have an exact location.
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It's a straight north of us, straight north of Lincoln Station 3, probably the area of the mall, I would guess.
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14,
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go ahead.
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Nine, come out from zero,
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three rigs.
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I'd say a corner, and there's a tough the car and go up the town.
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All right, we'll take a foot to you know.
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What's up? All right, I appreciate it.
06:59
Just a couple of minutes.
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I'll try you to release.
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Go ahead.
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444, safe traffic.
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You want to throw a little something to stay by.
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All by for 10-04.
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10-04, go ahead.
07:42
I see confirmation 73 on fire.
07:47
Go ahead. All right, that fire I called in is well outside Matthew Fire's jurisdiction.
07:57
It may be pushing the area of 1,000 north or further.
08:02
It's going to be the core field fire.
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We got Cuxball Humble in Route 2.
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Okay, very good.
08:08
Switch them back over, thank you.
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CCOM Threatcher, 19.
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19, go ahead.
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Show us in route to private line call, odor investigation at near Garfield, apartment (number withheld).
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Let's go water.
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9.3.
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73.
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73. Okay.
09:00
This has to be in the North Town Way.
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I've got to be 188 to have to phone.
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Good piece inside foyer in the tent.
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Okay.
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North Town, 188.
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I can't stop in the media.
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We're sitting there to dance next to the Tate Lyle.
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We'll be there just a...
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Are you just doing muscle pull off the side of the tanker to start getting a knock on that?
09:43
Yeah, they're getting away.
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