Tenant burning items in grill at apartment complex

Heard on: Council Bluffs Fire and EMS

01:11

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

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Engine 51, open burn, zone 520, (number withheld) South 19th Street.

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Engine 51, open burn, zone 520, (number withheld) South 19th Street.

00:14

Union and Bluffs Run, Union and Bluffs Run.

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Time out, 0908.

00:25

51's en route.

00:27

Engine 51 en route at 910.

00:32

Engine 51, zone 520 at Union and Bluffs Run, (number withheld) South 19th Street.

00:39

Management's advising of a tenant outside starting several items on fire and then putting them in his grill.

00:45

He was told to stop and he's continuing to do it.

00:49

They're requesting that you meet at the office.

00:50

The apartment is just across the street from the office.

00:53

(number withheld) South 19th Street.

00:58

Fifty one's understood.

00:59

PD en route.

01:00

Yes sir, we do have two officers en route.

01:07

Fifty one's understood.

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One hundred and 51 and 910 .

7/31/2026 07:20 AM

Fire

S 19th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and police responded to a reported open burn near an apartment complex on South 19th Street, where management said a tenant was repeatedly burning items in a grill despite being told to stop.