Grass fire threatens backyard at residential area, Allen County IN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a brush fire near a residential home at the corner of Indianapolis Road and Yoder Road. The fire was located in the backyard behind a trampoline and involved grass and tree limbs. Multiple fire engines and crews worked to contain and overhaul the fire to prevent it from spreading to nearby houses.
Audio|Source: Allen County Fire
07:42
Transcript:
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Tank 153 on scene.
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I'm clear, tank 153 on scene.
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Fire 152 on scene.
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Communications Fire 152 on the scene and I'll be gloss alone.
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Fire 152, clear.
00:31
Fire 152, Greshrig, 59, what's your location?
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152, we're going to be behind the house. If you go to the right when you pull into the driveway, we went around that way, and we're in the backyard behind the trampoline here.
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Okay, I'm clear.
01:06
Hey, Chief, I'm going to go ahead and set up.
01:08
They can drive up here in a yard and we'll fill up here. I'll stay on the road with my lights on.
01:14
Okay, I'm clear.
01:16
59, what are you need back there? I got Grass Rig 109 and engine 252.
01:23
Well, I think we just need people with Indian taxes getting through the woods now.
01:28
I'm trying to rake it now back into the black.
01:33
Okay, I'm clear.
01:52
Command, go ahead.
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See if 180's got a grass rate crew since they can respond. If not, we'll just continue with 109.
02:05
Mike, 185 out of the Lutheran means.
02:09
Clear on it.
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Clear out, Luton.
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About back to 180 now.
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It's going to be headed your life. It's going to be a little bit delay, though.
02:25
Okay, thank you.
02:27
Whatever you can.
02:29
All right, I'm sorry.
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Engine 252 on option 11.
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You got it.
02:41
When do you hear, bring your any packs and any wildland equipment pack here?
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Click.
02:52
152 from 109 on House 11.
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Go ahead.
02:58
Yeah, we're at Yoder Road and Indianapolis Road right now. Just giving you a heads up.
03:05
Okay, clear.
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Command Engine Two-foot-two. When you get here, you'll see me standing here. We need to get down here to keep it from spreading to the next neighbors.
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Squad 186. Communications. Go ahead.
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Officer, this advise, you've got your lights going still.
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Fire.
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Counting graduate, 189.
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Pressurek, 189.
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I'll be en route to Ernstrow.
04:15
Okay.
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Ernstrog command from Pyrt 52. On off slide.
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252 on Ops 11.
04:42
I'm going to go ahead.
04:48
Can one of your guys grab that log roller off of 59 before you come back?
05:03
Yeah, where's 59 at?
05:08
59's in the backyard, near the woods.
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The man from 189,
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we're headed your way, if you still need us.
05:34
Fire 51, you guys got any other tankers that one going to work?
05:40
We should be good with the tank we got an engine.
05:47
Okay.
05:56
Fire 51, how are you doing back there?
06:02
Dude, fine. We're just going to need to overhaul quite a bit. We've got a bunch of the tree limbs and tree trunks burning back here.
06:15
Okay, I'm clear.
06:17
The Raspberry Street, 189 should be here pretty soon.
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Command from 189.
06:28
Go ahead, 189.
06:31
Hey, can I get the numerics one more time, please?
06:34
Yeah, we're right across the Lockett Center,
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Elementary School.
06:40
I'm sorry.
06:50
Communications Gras, Rig 109, level 1, going to option 11.
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Mr. 109, clear.
07:08
Command from 109, we're pulling up on scene.
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Okay,
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when you get here,
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there's a drive that's got like a Y at the end.
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Did you come in here through the grass and I'll point you out where we need you at here.
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109 copies.
07:35
Yeah, come on in here.
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See where I'm standing. Come on back this way.
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Location mentioned:
Indianapolis Rd & Yoder Rd, Lafayette Township, IN 46798
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