Brush fire near home on East Marlow Road

Heard on: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Mt. Vernon Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Jefferson Fire, you'll be responding (number withheld) East Marlow Road for a brush fire.

00:06

My caller is going to be the neighbor.

00:08

They're advising that yard is on fire.

00:09

Getting more information, working on bus search.

00:11

Dispatch 43 at the spill.

00:14

Time is 1420.

00:21

Jefferson Fire, you direct on your fire call.

00:28

Fifty-six and fifty-three en route.

00:30

Fourteen twenty-one.

00:37

Fifty-two fifty-six and fifty-two fifty-three.

00:40

Caller is reporting this fire is about the size of a trailer.

00:43

It is spreading towards the woods north of the residence.

00:46

Going from Lebanon.

00:52

We have a copy.

01:03

Copy 5256 on scene.

01:05

Looks like they have already put water on fire.

01:08

Looks to be mostly out.

2026-10-20 19:19 UTC

Fire

E Marlow Rd, Opdyke, IL 62872

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported brush fire near Marlow Road in the Opdyke area after a neighbor reported a yard fire spreading toward nearby woods. Responding units reported on arrival that water had already been applied and the fire appeared mostly out.