Hay bale fire after lightning strike near Berryton

Heard on: Douglas KS Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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Station 141, Station 111, outside fire at (number withheld) East 1 Road.

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(number withheld) East 1 Road.

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It's going to be for a hay bale that's smoldering after a lightning strike at 1929.

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Douglas County dispatch from Johnson County Battalion 81.

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Johnson County Battalion, go ahead.

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Johnson County Battalion 81 and Engine 85 are responding to the incident.

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All units will be switching to Ops 3.

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Dispatch copies.

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Dispatch, show Engine 1231 en route to the incident.

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Switching to Ops 3.

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Understood, switching to Ops 3.

00:41

Brush 1171 en route to grass fire level one.

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Correction, unit number 1175.

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Brush 1175 en route for the outside fire at (number withheld) East 1 Road.

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(number withheld) East 1 Road.

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RP advising there was a single hay bale that was hit by lightning and is smoldering.

9/9/2026 05:28 PM

Fire

E 1 Rd, Berryton, KS 66409

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported outside fire involving a single hay bale that was reportedly struck by lightning and was smoldering near East 1 Road in Berryton, Kansas.