Small grass fire near Walmart entrance contained, Wausau WI
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a small fire in grass and bushes near the Walmart Supercenter entrance on Rib Mountain Drive in Wausau, Wisconsin. The fire also spread to a shopping cart but was quickly controlled. It is unclear if the fire was started intentionally.
Audio|Source: Taylor County Area Public Safety
03:43
Transcript:
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Grass Fire 90 Brush Truck 1, 90 Brush Truck 2, 90 Car 1, and 90 engine 1.
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Walmart Supercenter 2,1127.
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Near Rib Mountain Drive, Village of Rib Mountain.
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Cross streets are Claverland Lane in Starling Lane.
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Paging Waseda D&R, Wadsdenar, you're needed for a potential grass fire at Walmart. Near Rib Mountain Drive.
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They're advising that there is a small grass fire by the bush next to the large Walmart side near the entrance of the store.
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I've got a learning Waseda D&R, timeout, 53 minutes after midnight.
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Sounds like it's going to be a bush that is possibly on fire, a dead bush by the sign.
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They say that it's a pretty decent size fire, and it's going to be a dead bush.
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Cobby, can you put engine one on that as well with fresh truck one?
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Ten four.
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90 station, copy for the information.
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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No.
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Okay for the station. Looks like a shopping cart is also on fire. Not sure if this is intentional or not.
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Okay, copy.
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Okay, brush one.
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We're gonna have a deputy coming from our office in Wausau. I guess just advise if you end up meeting them or not.
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We've been enrolled for about a minute.
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That where's one?
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Brush one.
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Brush one. Just for your information, the lanes are getting as tall as the stoplight there.
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One for. On board.
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I need your one.
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Go ahead.
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Did he see it's in the back of the store?
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Based on the description, they said it's near the Walmart sign of the entrance to the parking lot.
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That's 90 engine one.
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Anyone, go ahead.
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We'll be on scene.
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It's going to be in the front of the store under the sign.
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Small fire,
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approximately 20 feet by 20 feet.
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Be out in offensive mode,
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putting it out.
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Never.
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This time,
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station two units can stand down worldwide.
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We need them.
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Location mentioned:
Near Rib Mountain Dr, Wausau, WI 54401
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