Illegal house fire burns uncontrolled near Boy Avenue, Marion County IA


Fire department responded to an illegal house fire near Boy Avenue. The fire was not under control and the homeowner did not have proper equipment to put it out.
Audio|Source: Marion County Public Safety
01:45
Transcript:
00:00
My attention, Indiana Township Fire, Indiana Township Fire, you are needed for an illegal burn, near Boy Avenue.
00:12
It was an illegal burn of a house with no suppression equipment.
00:16
Attention, Indiana Township Fire.
00:18
Indiana Township Fire, you are needed near Boy Avenue for an illegal burn of a house with no suppression equipment.
00:30
Johnny, 576 is direct headed to the station.
00:33
No more. Do you have a Tach Channel free?
00:36
FireTack 1 for Indiana, please?
00:38
576 550 on FireTack 1.
00:41
You guys can go ahead and roll an engine.
00:42
I'm a little ways out yet, but I'm going to head that way.
00:45
I've already spoke to the homeowner on the phone.
00:46
He advised me that at this point the fire is big enough that he cannot control it with discretion equipment that he has, and this is the same residence.
00:53
He was told that he couldn't burn in the first place.
00:55
So, extinguish it when he get there.
00:57
Copy that, just pulling up to the station now.
00:59
We'll roll 561.
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Location mentioned:
Marion County, IA
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