Minor smoke observed near Colfax possibly from small fire, Colfax IL
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Emergency units observed minor smoke and haze near Colfax, Illinois, possibly from a small brush fire or controlled burn. The smoke was seen about a mile and a half north of a local road intersection, and teams were coordinating to monitor the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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00:50
Transcript:
00:00
10 4 looks like they got a little something going on winking maybe pushing northeast 10 4
00:12
53 from 2
00:22
Go right ahead, sir.
00:25
Yeah, same with you.
00:26
Why don't you take your very south end? It looks like it's staying south of Wapella.
00:33
But why don't you go ahead and take your very south end.
00:36
It's counting line.
00:39
F and 4 are just about a mile and a half north right smoke.
00:44
You can see kind of a haze under the flights at 100 north.
00:48
I'll go down and turn around, see the one we got.
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Location mentioned:
Colfax, IL 61728
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