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small fire contained to backyard burn barrel near elder streetWichita KS

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N Elder St, Wichita, KS 67212

Authorities responded to reports of smoke near Central and Elder streets. On arrival, they found a small fire in a backyard burn barrel and confirmed the situation was under control. The exact location was near Elder street south of Central. No injuries or further incidents were reported.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Start to check smoke outside of a structure.
00:02
Central and Elder, Station 8 and 16.
00:09
Battalion 4.16 engine 8, truck 6 for smoke inside of a structure, Central and Elder.
00:15
Elder and Central for smoke inside of a structure.
00:18
Battalion 4.16 engine 8.
00:20
Truck 6, your map page is (number withheld).
00:23
Operate on TAC 1 on arrival, TAC 1 on arrival.
00:30
Units respond to the smoke in at Central and Elder, Elder and Central.
00:34
The client credit is advising is going to be south of Central on Elder, so there's white smoke coming out of a garage.
00:39
Unknown the exact address, no contact with anyone.
00:41
Again, TAC1, TAC1 on arrival.
00:47
Engine 7 is on scene.
00:49
In fact, we've got a small fire in the backyard.
00:52
We'll investigate.
00:56
I'll fire backguard investigating.
00:58
This is on Elder, is that right?
01:04
104 is going to be on Elder south of Central, smoke coming out of a garage, unknown address.
01:14
Indian 312, 3B 33 Street Command, 17.
01:19
3B 33 Street Command, 1712.
01:25
Sir, for our house fire, (number withheld) South Emporia, Station 1, 2, 10,
01:31
19, and 22.
01:36
Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engine 19, Engine 2, Engine 22, Mobile Air 1, Rescue 2, Squad 2, Truck 2, Truck 7, Start for a House, Fire,
01:46
(number withheld), South Emporia, for a house on fire, Batali 1, Battalion 2, Engine 19, Engine 20...
01:55
Engine 2, Mobile Air 1, Rescue 2, Squad 2,
02:00
Truck 2, Truck 2, Truck 7, Your map page is (number withheld), operate on TAC 2 on our arrival, TAC 2 on arrival.
02:09
All units respond to the house fire.
02:10
The address has been changed to near South Emporia Drive Avenue, operating on TAC 2, T-2 on arrival.
02:18
Calling party said that she believes someone may have started the fire, driving down the street and there's a couple of fires a couple feet from the house.
02:25
Again, the outers has been changed to near South Emporia, Tech-2, Tech 2, Tech-2.
02:32
Okay, Your Honor.
02:39
Hey,
02:41
you dispatch mobile air 1.
02:42
It's off track.
02:43
We'll figure it out this is actually burning.
03:00
1824, party one difficulty breathing, near East Lewis Street.
03:07
Party one, difficulty breathing.
03:09
Hit it 20, your map page of (number withheld).
03:15
If I can try to give them a call back.
03:20
Thank you.
03:24
She's on seeing, I got a command.
03:33
4-7, the gas company advised, note that there is a tech assigned, there's no exact UTA, but he is in the Wichita area.
03:42
Option 4 will clear Tech 1.
03:47
Clearing Tech 1, Clearing Tech 1, 1716.
03:54
Officerman, 33 Street, Command,
03:57
Situation under control.
03:58
Engine 3rd 3 is available.
04:01
Under control, 1716.
04:07
From 4A command, this will be a burn barrel in the backyard.
04:11
You can clear the TAC channel.

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N Elder St, Wichita, KS 67212

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