Brush fire sends smoke across I-90 near Alexandria

Heard on: Emery Volunteer Fire

02:00

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Alex Fire, Alex Fire, you're needed at that fire again west of town.

00:04

419-257,

00:07

419-257. We have smoke that's traveling over the interstate now, seeing active flames.

00:13

419-257, please acknowledge.

00:17

Alex Fire.

00:41

Two, three, one is en route.

00:46

Ten four, 1840 .

00:51

Grass rig 1, you got a copy?

00:54

Yeah, go ahead.

00:58

Tanker's on his way if you guys need us to help.

01:00

Call back.

01:03

Ten four, I think we got it just with the grass break, but we might use a tanker.

01:12

Ten four, just leave the hole now.

01:21

This is Hanson Fire.

01:26

Hanson Fire.

01:30

1845.

01:42

Grass 1 to the tanker.

01:47

Go ahead.

01:50

When you get out here, you want to come up to where we're sitting right now and we'll have you just nose into this thing and just do shit out.

01:58

It's just easy and wet.

8/3/2026 04:37 PM

Wildfire

I-90, Alexandria, SD

Brush fire sends smoke across I-90 near Alexandria

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a brush fire west of Alexandria near the interstate, where smoke was reportedly blowing over the roadway and flames were visible. A grass firefighting unit was working the scene, and a tanker was requested to help wet down the area.

Brush fire sends smoke across I-90 near Alexandria

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