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Heard on: Polk IA Fire-Tac Group Calls · 1/15/2026 11:49 AM
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Engine 411, you're responding to (number withheld) Merle Hay Road on a smoke investigation.
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RP is saying it's under the bridge and it smells like it's burning grass.
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Fire crews check smoke near Walnut Creek Bridge

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to an area near the Walnut Creek Bridge in Urbandale for a possible grass fire or smoke observed near the bridge. Responders investigated reports of smoke coming from underneath the bridge but details about the exact source were uncertain.

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Merle Hay Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
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