Controlled brush burn spotted near MO-7 Highway, Pleasant Hill MO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 12:45 PM

E State Rte Vv, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080

Responders received reports of black smoke near MO-7 Highway and Henley Drive. Upon investigation near Route VV, they found a large brush pile fire being monitored and controlled by people. The fire was confirmed as a controlled burn visible from MO-7 Highway with no emergency actions needed.

Audio|Source: Cass County Fire and EMS Departments - Central

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

Puzzle fire, same-by for tones on the smoke investigation.

00:09

Puzzle fire, respond to the area of MO-7 Highway and Henley Drive, MO-7 Highway and Henley Drive.

00:14

Callers advising there's a large amount of black smoke in the area.

00:22

Job call. 44.

00:29

Dispass from engine 71.

00:33

Go ahead.

00:36

En route.

00:37

Enrow 1446.

00:39

Engines 71.

00:43

Go ahead.

00:44

Just information PD was in the area and didn't locate anything. They advised that the person who called it in is known to make false calls in the past.

00:54

Copy.

01:01

This match for region 71.

01:04

Go ahead.

01:07

Go ahead and show us an area.

01:08

We'll go ahead and clear the Hanley Meadows neighborhood.

01:11

Make sure there's nothing going on back there.

01:15

Copy in the area at 1452.

01:22

This afternoon, 71.

01:25

Go ahead.

01:27

Looks like there might be a possible large rush fire further east off Lexington area. We're going to head that direction and I'll advise further.

01:38

Okay.

01:45

124 to Pleasant Hill fire on your area.

01:49

Cut.

01:51

It's a large brush pile, 29,000 block of Route VV, there's people around it, it looks like it's being watched.

02:00

Copy it, thank you.

02:06

That's for REN 71.

02:13

Good one.

02:15

You can just log that location that PD provided for a control burner in case we were receiving additional phone calls.

02:21

It is visible from 7 Highway.

02:23

Go and show engine 71 in service available.

02:27

Copy. In service, 01455.

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