Reported backyard flames turn out to be truck lights

Heard on: Dallas and Polk County Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Caller said they were seeing flames coming from the backyard of the (number withheld) Knox Street North.

00:09

And a correction.

00:10

(number withheld) Knox, okay.

00:12

Copy, thank you.

00:20

And I believe I'm wrong on that.

00:22

Looks like that might be the caller's address.

00:24

So it's unknown which backyard coming from the east of that address.

00:29

The flames were seen coming from the backyard.

00:39

Copy that. We are UTL.

00:42

Can you call back caller and see if they got a better location?

00:51

2345.

00:58

Dispatch engine 92.

01:01

Good.

01:10

I'm on the line with the caller.

01:13

She's in apartment number (number withheld) at the (number withheld) address.

01:17

She said it's to your rear.

01:19

She can see it from where she's sitting and she can see your engine as well.

01:25

Copy that. Can you let her know that those are beacons on utility trucks working on the block over, not a fire?

01:35

I can advise her of that.

2026-10-28 06:45 UTC

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Knox St N, Monmouth, OR 97361

Reported backyard flames turn out to be truck lights

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of flames seen from a backyard near Knox Street North in Monmouth. Engine 92 checked the area and determined the visible lights were beacons on utility trucks on the next block, not a fire.

Reported backyard flames turn out to be truck lights

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