Month: April 2013

Interstate 94 was shut down this afternoon in Saint Cloud, MN due to a wild fire that quickly got out of control before the Saint Cloud and Saint Augusta fire departments arrived on the scene.

Footage was shot from the county road 136 bridge or Oak Grove Road SW, over Interstate 94 as the high winds and dry grass made the fire expand quickly along the east bound lanes of Interstate 94 towards the county road 75 exit ramp.

Clip 01 Close up shot of the fire burning the grass along Interstate 94.

Clip 02 Fire water tanker truck driving along the side of I94 in the thick smoke.

Clip 03 Resident spraying water on his yard to prevent the fire from coming towards his home.

Clip 04 Wide shot of the person spraying water on the yard as the fire line is moving towards them.

Clip 05 Interstate 94 traffic backed up in the heavy thick smoke and high winds.

Clip 06 Fire crews on the scene in the yard to fight the fire.

Clip 07 Close up shots of the fire burning

Clip 08 Fire crews showing up on the scene.

Clip 09 Wide shot of the fire burning and jumps over to crews fighting the fire on a medium shot.

Clip 10 Fire Crews showing up on the scene

Clip 11 Fire Crews fighting the fire.

Clip 12 Fire Crews fighting the fire.

Clip 13 Wider shot of fire fighter in the fire.

Clip 14 More crews fighting the fire.

Clip 15 Fire fighter hosing down the area

Clip 16 Sheriffs deputy and Saint Cloud Fire Department truck blocking the traffic on Interstate 94 and shutting it down to all traffic going east bound.

Clip 17 Fire crews working to put the fire out.

Clip 18 State Patrol squad car showing up on the scene.

Clip 19 Saint Cloud Fire Crews and State Patrol blocking Interstate 94.

Clip 20 Pull back shot of the traffic backed up towards Highway 15 on the east bound lanes of Interstate 94 the shows the traffic stuck on the interstate and ends at the shot of the Engine 2 Fire Truck and State Trooper.

Clip 21 Tight shot of Saint Cloud fire truck door.

Clip 22 State trooper and Saint Cloud Police on the scene.

Clip 23 Tight shot of the front of the State Trooper squad car.

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Major flooding continues along the Mississippi River and is causing backups in creeks and smaller rivers that feed into the Mississippi. Flooding is resulting from these backups several miles from the river.

Video shot in and around the small town of Dutchtown, Missouri just outside of Cape Girardeau. Includes shots of two vehicles precariously navigating a flooded rural road that feeds into Dutchtown and being very fortunate to make it to the other side. Other shots include sandbags barricading homes in town as well as shots of flooded fields.

TRT – 4:58

Scene 1: Establishing shot looking down Missouri Highway 74 with flooded field on the left and city limit sign on right.

Scene 2: Shot of MO-74 with flooding right next to road.

Scene 3: Vehicle entering flooded road along Missouri Highway A juts west of Dutchtown.

Scene 4: Wide shot of vehicle in waters along flooded road.

Scene 5: Tight shot of vehicle in flood waters.

Scene 6: Wide shot of oncoming truck and other vehicle in the middle of the flood waters.

Scene 7: Long zoomed shot of oncoming truck in the flood waters, driving til exiting waters passed camera.

Scene 8: Zoomed shot of first vehicle exiting flood waters on other side of flood.

Scene 9: Shot looking over flooded road at red pickup truck with people.

Scene 10: Shot of empty flooded road.

Scene 11: Signs warning of water on road with flood over road in background.

Scene 12: “Water Over Road” sign with flooded road in background.

Scene 13: Shot of water over road.

Scene 14: Shot of home with sandbags barricading the residence in Dutchtown.

Scene 15-16: Wide shot of house with sandbags in front in Dutchtown.

Scene 17: Shot of sandbag wall near Dutchtown residence.

Scene 18: Close up of sandbag pile.

Scene 19-20: Shot of sandbags along MO-74 in Dutchtown.

Scene 21: Looking over sandbag barricade of farmstead surrounded by flood waters.

Scene 22: Zoomed shot of farmstead surrounded by flood waters.

Scene 23: Flooded field near Dutchtown.

Scene 24: Zoomed shot of sign in flood waters.

Scene 25: Looking down a flooded road to an old farmstead.

Scene 26: Zoomed shot of farmstead surrounded by flooding.

Scene 27: Flooded field with farmstead in background.

Scene 28-29: Flooded fields with many acres under water.

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