Fire crews battle large mulch pile fire near 155th St, Kansas City MO
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Kansas City responded to a large mulch pile fire near 155th Street, close to the city limits with Belton. Multiple pumper units operated under incident command, with mutual aid requested from Belton Fire Department. The fire was described as large and commercial in nature. Crews later reported the situation was contained and units returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Jackson MO Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Pumper 45 on scene, got large mulch pile on fire.
00:05
Make this Prospect Command.
00:08
Dispatch, can you double check the...
00:09
This is Kansas City limits.
00:13
Pumper 45 on scene, large commercial fire.
00:16
Prospect Command.
00:25
This is badge Prospect.
00:26
Go ahead and start me Chief in the truck and another pumper this way.
00:35
Okay, Pump 45, are you going to be south of 155th Street?
00:41
That's affirmative.
00:44
Okay, that's in Belton.
00:45
You want me to contact them or do you want to go ahead and start ours?
00:51
Yeah, go ahead and contact Belton and see what kind of response they want to send over here.
00:57
Okay.
01:00
Pumper 37 in service, cat rescued.
01:04
Pumper 37 in service.
01:07
1251 in quarters.
01:09
Squad 51 in quarters.
01:14
Dispatch Prospect Command, are you able to see if any plug is in the area for us?
01:20
Pumper 45 standby.
01:23
Pumper 45.
01:25
Go ahead.
01:28
Yeah, Belton was out there earlier.
01:31
They're going to start an engine and a brush buggy.
01:37
Copy. Did they say if they want us to remain on scene or are they going to handle with both companies?
01:48
I think you can use your judgment.
01:50
If there's something else you can do right now, I think you'd be fine to clear.
01:59
Copy that.
02:00
Yeah, I think it's fairly self-contained at the moment until they get some units on scene.
02:06
If they're going to handle, you can show Pumper 45 in service.
02:10
Okay, pump 45 in service.
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Location mentioned:
155th St, Kansas City, MO 64147
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