Illegal burn reported instead of structure fire, Des Moines IA


Firefighters responded to a call about a structure fire near East Dunham Ave but found no fire in a building. Instead, it was an illegal outdoor burn. Other units were sent back, and one truck stayed to handle the illegal burn.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
02:8
Transcript:
00:00
DC1, DC2, engines 1, 4 and 8, Menix 1 and 4, and 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, East Dunham, on a structure fire[1]. Corresponds 3 on Channel 6. Again, Channel 6, 1923.
00:16
Go ahead, search three.
00:17
Yeah, we were in the area.
00:18
We smelled something, but it doesn't smell like natural gas, more like possibly sewer smell.
00:24
Yeah, sewer smell.
00:26
Agent 11 and Medic 11, you're headed to send a known problem at near East 50th Street.
00:31
It's going to be unit 6107 against 6107 and building C is in Charlie.
00:36
P.U. will be assisting.
00:37
This rest, many, five.
00:38
Pain, shoulder, Nick Paying.
00:39
Copy, Medi 5.
00:40
Truck 3, 6.
00:41
It's been clearing available for mercy.
00:43
It's going to be southeast 4th and east Dunham.
00:48
Cappoints out of the southwest at 7 miles per hour.
00:50
DC1 copy.
00:51
DCC copies.
00:52
DC copies. That's a medic service available from Mercy.
00:55
Job it.
00:56
Truck 619, this is going to be an illegal burn[2].
01:00
Truck 6 can handle.
01:01
There is no structure fire[1] here, put all other rigs back in service.
01:05
Copy that, Truck 6, Arbusbanding apparatus and the structure fire[1] at near East Dunham.
01:09
This is just an illegal burn[2].
01:10
Truck 6 will handle.
01:11
You're all back in 1926.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
structure fire: Report of fire in a building
[2]
illegal burn: Burning without proper authorization
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Location mentioned:
Near E Dunham Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315
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