Large grass fire burns in harvested cornfield in Albertville, Albertville MN
A large grass fire is burning in a recently harvested cornfield near Albertville, MN. The fire covers an area about the size of two football fields. Fire crews with tenders and grass rigs are actively working to contain the fire before it spreads to nearby woods. No indication of criminal activity or arson was reported.
Audio|Source: Wright County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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695 code 3[1] in Albertville, near Lantern, Northeast, Purple.
00:05
We got one tender and grass coming to me.
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Copy tender and grass. Copy tender and grass.
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Guessing you guys will probably beat me to the scene. Like I said, behind a car going 25 miles per hour.
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What's your right blinker on it going on?
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Six hundred seventy one twelve or a sand cloud.
00:31
Probably 14-02.
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Maple Lake Ambulance, Tribe County.
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Maple Lake, Angel.
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You can show us a route to the grass there.
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14.03.
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635 in the route.
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4203.
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4203.
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Sheriff 1120 to Maple Lake fire on the fireman.
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Yeah, the fire is in...
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Recently harvested cornfield,
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probably about the size of two football fields at this point. We're trying to get some stuff knocked down.
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Copy that we're doing it all.
01:24
There's a field access.
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Once you come up Dempsey, there's a red harvester to the west.
01:34
There's a little field access that you guys should be able to take right after that.
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And we're probably 200 yards west of the Dempsey have it.
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Soobie now.
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Hey, Blake Chief Warner at Connich, when we arriving?
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14.05.
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Grass, when you get here, let's take that off and start on this end and work our way towards the woods.
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Copy, we're pulling up here.
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S. B6708 Club.
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S3-6708.
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107 have a good day. 10-7[2]-5-7 have a good day.
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Maple Lake Stationed, Maple Lake, Chief One,
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on Maple Lake One. On Maple Lake One.
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Go ahead, station.
02:42
Looks like you have the grass rig rolling and one tanker. What else would you like?
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Pretty good right now. We'll get the fan over.
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Ten-four, I'll stand by at the station here for a few minutes.
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6-8-5-13.
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Napoli, Gamblin, Strike County.
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Maple League.
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You can show something.
03:21
14 on that.
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One minute.
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Ambulance if you want to stand on the road there.
03:37
Grass, it's starting to spread to the corn on this end if you want to work your way to get down here.
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Spin Cloud, SB 325 checking your status.
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Go forth.
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Close 41409.
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UTV, you got your ears on?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code 3: Emergency response; proceed with lights and siren
[2]
10-7: Out of service
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