Controlled burn smoke reported in backyard near Cottage St, Adel IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 07:06 AM

Near Cottage St, Adel, IA 50003

A neighbor reported smoke coming from the backyard near Cottage Street in Adel, Iowa. Fire crews were sent for a possible outside fire. Law enforcement later confirmed it was a controlled burn and the fire was under control or extinguished.

Audio|Source: Dallas County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Perry Police

02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Caller at near Cottage St, advising the people at near Cottage St aren't home, but there's something smoky in the backyard.

00:06

Maybe it looks like a controlled burn that's not all the way out.

00:09

Caller's taking,

00:10

my partner is taking more information on the caller now.

00:14

Okay.

00:15

Danger 6.

00:29

A Dale Fire,

00:33

at near Cottage St, in AEDL, FIRE, Outside Fire, at near Cottage St, in AEDL, AEDL, FIRE,

00:37

outside fire,

00:39

at near Cottage St, in AEDL, Cross Streets or South 4th Street and South 5th Street, Timeout 0906.

01:01

8.O. Fire. 8.O.

01:03

Fire. It's going to be an unknown source on a possible outside fire, forthout in Cottage Street.

01:09

A great deal of smoke coming from the yard,

01:13

neighbor calling it in, unknown what the source is or if it's threatening anything.

01:19

It's going to be a first new emergent response.

01:21

NELS is clear, 908.

01:26

$96.

01:30

66.

01:35

1041 special assignment.

01:38

Copy in Anna-9.

01:44

66 from Dallas.

01:48

I'm going to call in again.

01:52

Were you intending to call in?

01:56

Yep, just couldn't hear you.

01:59

Kathy, we're calling you back.

02:06

Dallas, one, anyone on scene? The smoke coming from a dock in the back yard? Nothing threatened.

02:13

Copy, 910.

02:18

House 1801 is a burn burial.

02:21

Disregret fire.

02:23

10. 10.4.

02:34

Attention 8.L Fire, 8.L.

02:36

Fire, you can disregard to near Coddy St.

02:38

Law enforcement on scene advising it for Burnborough.

02:41

You can disregard.

02:43

That was clear in 9-11.

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