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Heard on: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire · 1/13/2026 02:55 PM
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It's going to be a fire call.
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Mason City Fire and Mason City Officer are needed to the area of North Carolina Avenue and Fourteenth Street Northeast.
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Fire crews respond to flames near North Carolina Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters and police responded to a report of possible large flames and white smoke in a wooded area near North Carolina Avenue and Fourteenth Street Northeast in Mason City. A passerby initially reported the fire but was no longer at the scene. Responders later determined that it appeared to be an attended or controlled fire, possibly related to brush clearing.

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14th St NE & N Carolina Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
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