Apparent brush fire in yard near Meredith Rd, Knox County TN
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a possible brush fire near Meredith Road in Tennessee. A family appeared to be burning brush in their backyard using a burn pit, creating smoke that was reported as a nuisance by a neighbor. The situation was described as minor, and personnel on scene handled it without escalation.
Audio|Heard on: Knox TN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:51
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, this is 231.
00:02
Go ahead.
00:04
What are the notes on this? We passed a family burning some brush in their yard on Meredith Road on the way over.
00:11
Yeah, the neighbor is calling in saying they're burning using a burn pit.
00:16
It's blowing smoke into the neighbors' houses.
00:19
Pretty much just a nuisance burn call.
00:25
Copy. 31 can handle, you can cancel 36.
00:29
Copy, cancel 236.
00:31
Correct.
00:33
Copy.
00:35
236 back in service.
00:40
Dispatch 31's on scene.
00:42
It's a family burning brush in their backyard.
00:45
We'll be out talking to them.
00:48
Copy.
00:49
231 on scene with brush fire in the backyard.
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Location mentioned:
Meredith Rd, Tennessee
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