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Smoke reported at apartment fire in Grimes IowaGrimes IA

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Near NW 8th St, Grimes, IA 50111

A structure fire was reported at an apartment building near NW 8th Street in Grimes, Iowa. Smoke was visible and evacuation was ordered. Later investigations suggest the smoke may have come from a nearby resident burning rather than the building itself.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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responding to near Northwest 8th Street in Grimes for a structure fire.
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Smoke is showing, an evacuation,
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Grimes, Polk County calls for an emergent request.
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They're on SR1, TAC 113.
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SR1, TAC 113.
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They have a computer issue. Can you log me out real quickly?
00:25
Yep.
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334 Thank you, sir
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334 and 3433
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3.43.
00:44
I just say you're both aware. I got a little updates here. It seems like, sounds like this might be a dispute or maybe a civil suite over a carp.
00:51
Meant with (name withheld), an apartment 28, problem half is an Hispanic male by the name of (name withheld) that's outside and a black ball cap, black top, and tampans.
01:05
Copy.
01:08
Copy.
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310 dp 310
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revise 10 8
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109
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the new tow number for the trailer is in the truck in the comfort service
01:34
Thank you
01:37
1938
01:40
Go ahead.
01:43
Do you guys have eyes on the suspect?
01:47
Negative. All right,
01:54
this one is ready for pickup.
01:56
At Maine, we are going back to Valley View Village,
02:03
160 pounds.
02:06
Copy.
02:13
Engine 3801, deputies in the area. I don't believe it's going to be a structure.
02:17
I believe it's coming from one of the neighborhoods near there, with so far nothing at the actual structure, near NW 8th St.
02:26
381 copies, we're arrived. We've got two-story,
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apartment building, nothing shown besides Alpha.
02:31
We'll be out with deputies who investigate.
02:36
Engine 381 is on the same two-story apartment structure, nothing shown from A alpha side.
02:41
I'll investigate for the 1939.
02:47
All County, engine 3.1.
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Engine 381.
02:55
Okay.
02:57
Can you give me a wind speed in direction?
03:02
You got it, Winds are north at 5.8.
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Winds are north at 5.8.
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Okay.
03:17
3 Soles, 2 hours, 10 minutes, fuel, heading home.
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Got the question 40 after 3 Soles, 210 on fuel, back to base.
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Dispatch 3-1.
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Engine 3801 go.
03:44
I got no fire here at near NW 8th St. I believe it's probably going to be further to the south off James somewhere quite hazy. All right sir. Thank you, 41.
04:06
This match, 4-3-9, I've arrived. I'll take 8th Street command.
04:10
Why don't we just hold this to Johnson Guards units? I think this is just going to be a resident burning somewhere. We're going to be investigating around in the area. Let's just hold this to John Cigarves for now.
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Per the orders, of course, 389, went to hold it to 389-engine 381, Tower 395. Polk City, Sailor, and all Urbondale units are back-in service.

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