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Heard on: Des Moines Fire/EMS · 3 days ago
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Engine four, University Avenue Bridge, University Avenue Bridge for an illegal burn.
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Engine four, responsible on fire ground five, 15 fifty-seven.
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Firefighters respond to illegal burn under bridge

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to an apparent illegal burn beneath the University Avenue Bridge in Des Moines. A passerby reported a small fire possibly linked to a makeshift camp under the east side of the bridge. The fire appears to have been contained without major escalation.

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University Ave, Des Moines, IA
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