Smoke smell traced to burning leaves near Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids IA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders received reports of a smoke smell near Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. They found that the source was burning leaves and grass clippings in a backyard south of the hospital. Initial concerns of a fire or gas leak were ruled out.
Audio|Source: Linn County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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285[3]. 202.5.2 relocated over back to be at Mercy and see if you something over there.
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10402. 202.
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202. 205 copies relocating over towards Mercy, I, Watha.
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Go ahead. See you on TVT and 7.
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104.4.4.E.C.
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2010.
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Tadani, 282 is on scene.
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22, 104.
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283[2] from 285[3].
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I don't smell anything up in mercy of how also.
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Cedar Hall, 2212.
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22nd. Go ahead.
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Can we log in the officer with the tech full presence, but not over there?
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Okay, can you be a favor? Feel I can go down, you know, construction that we've done now, just kind of talking about for him, just kind of talking about for him, getting it real fast, make sure you don't see anything all over and also.
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385 copies.
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10-4[1], just be of .3, you're coming through with a lot of static.
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Hello, Adam 85 will be out of Mercy downtown?
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Adam 85 is on 4.
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283[2] from 285[3], over at the east end of Mercy's downtown.
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I'm getting a little bit of a smoke smell.
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In the parking lot or are you are closer to the construction area?
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We're still in the parking lot just off of 12th Avenue here.
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Okay. If you can turn and narrow that down and see if you can see what's stronger and stronger, it gives the other direction, that'd be great.
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Okay.
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283[2] and 285[3] looks like somebody's burning, uh, looks like some leaves with some grass clippings, it's just smoldering their backyard over here.
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Okay, can you get any better direction where you might be at?
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Looks like it's the second backyard to the south of Mercy, Iowa also.
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Okay, ten-four.
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We will head over there.
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Kevin, can you do that to PD? That it should be the 12th avenue.
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There might be something to do in there.
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There would be any other question we are initially.
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Hey Matt, you see our patrol cars.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Copy
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283: Unit identifier
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285: Unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
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