Reports of smoldering tree stump on Howard Folkes Rd

Heard on: Covington County Public Safety

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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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Dispatch to (name withheld) in the area of (number withheld) Howard Fokes Road.

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(number withheld) Howard Fokes Road got a report about a tree that's on fire.

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A tree that's on fire, front of the address of (number withheld) Howard Fokes Road.

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(name withheld) to dispatch.

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Go ahead.

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That is a tree stump that has been smoldering for the past few days, and we cannot make contact with the landowner to let him know that we're under a burn ban, but it's not on fire.

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He keeps coming back every day to set it on fire, but we can't get in contact with him.

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We've been trying to get in contact with him to let him know, but it's just smoking.

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It's not on fire.

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That's a 10-4.

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I added that information in our notes, and if we ever get called back, we'll update the people that's calling about it.

2026-10-26 18:41 UTC

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Howard Folkes Rd, Seminary, MS 39479

Reports of smoldering tree stump on Howard Folkes Rd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a tree on fire near Howard Folkes Road in Seminary, Mississippi. Responding officers found a tree stump that had been smoldering for several days but was not actively burning. They noted attempts to contact the landowner about a burn ban and that the caller reported the person kept returning to try to set it on fire.

Reports of smoldering tree stump on Howard Folkes Rd

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