Unauthorized garbage fire near M Rd draws fire crews, Rooks County KS
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an unauthorized garbage fire burning near M Road west of 30 Road. The fire produced heavy smoke and required multiple fire units and considerable water to extinguish. Burning was prohibited on the day of the incident. The exact location was near an old residence accessible only by a long driveway.
Audio|Source: Rooks County Public Safety
08:14
Transcript:
00:00
525 rokes, on fire.
00:05
525. If you get them all, it would you pay stocking again for Tanger?
00:14
104[1].
00:15
Okay. All. Stockton, Chid, uh, Rooks County.
00:18
I copy 104[1] direct I'll be in there with a tanker shortly.
00:21
Brooks 901 570, we just received a public service from an individual who states that this is going to be a burn of garbage out of the old Bill Keyes residence.
00:35
The reporting party stated that a (name withheld) was out there with some other individuals.
00:41
He said it's going to be west of 30 Road, but he's not exactly sure what the actual location.
00:46
location is.
00:47
We are not allowing burns today.
00:49
Tenvor, a good first truck roll and we'll go put it out for him.
00:53
Ten for him.
00:54
And he also did not advise what type of garbage?
00:57
Sanvor, I guess we'll find out when we'll get there.
00:59
Turner 1,570.
01:00
I am on 30 road and it is now straight west of me.
01:04
I'm not at a crossroad at all.
01:05
525-570 or 901 do you want us to keep coming or 22 and 22 the tanker?
01:13
I would keep coming and bringing the tanker as much smoke as there is.
01:16
I don't know how much water we're going to need.
01:21
No more.
01:22
You suggest going down 30 road then we're just about to list them.
01:25
I, Bill can probably tell you how to get there better than me.
01:29
Yeah, 10-4[2] take 30 road and it's going to be either M Terrace or M Road.
01:33
It's going to be a T intersection, goes only to the west off of 30 road.
01:37
It's about a three-eighths of a mile trek down to that old residence down in there.
01:43
Yeah, I'm on that road now.
01:44
Standboard, that's the only way into it.
01:46
575, Rooks 108, 1 on board.
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575 times 1 break, rooks to the stock in units.
01:53
Did the tanker go 108, or do I still need to page for that?
01:56
522, 10.8. 522, 1020 hours.
02:03
I know one rucks.
02:04
Is there a deputy on the way out here?
02:06
I had a deputy that was headed out to see if he could help locate.
02:09
10-4[2], I think we're probably going to need a written warning for this.
02:13
575 to 570.
02:14
This is going to be the (name withheld) location down that long driveway.
02:18
Yeah, that would be a 10-4[2].
02:21
Okay, boy. It's making sure.
02:23
574 Rootsby 108 also ahead of 573 is 108 ahead of me Copy 573, 574, 1022 hours.
02:34
All responding units should be advised 30 road has been graded and there's a powder and it's really, really does.
02:41
Thank you.
02:42
575 to all responding units just south of the resident on Harvard Hill, there is a motor grader on the side of the road.
02:51
Just be advised.
02:52
He's actually working his way back into the middle of the road.
02:55
As you come over the hill by that residence, be very, very careful.
03:00
9-1-1-9-1.
03:07
This is a big tree pile with a bunch of trash and stuff in it.
03:11
Once you get down into the draw you will have no radio reception, but I am 1023.
03:17
They've got a caterpillar and an excavator down here working.
03:21
1024 hours.
03:22
901 to 522 and 525.
03:25
It's going to take quite a bit of water to put it out.
03:27
So you guys go ahead and keep coming, please.
03:29
575 to 262 on fire.
03:31
This is 262.
03:32
Go ahead.
03:33
Are you familiar on how to get down here to where this smoke is at on 30-pop of 30 roads?
03:38
Negative.
03:39
Okay, four. You've come over to 30 road, I don't know, I think you went down 28 road, I believe, but if you come down 30 road, it's going to be, there's either M Terrace or M Road, it's like a two-track, there's no outlet, and you can see it, it's, I'm not exactly sure of the exact location.
03:55
I see a Woodston breast truck now.
03:57
I'll follow them.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
104: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Understood
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