Skunk odor mistaken for burning smell in New Berlin home, New Berlin WI
Fire & ArsonOfficers responded to a house near St. Francis Drive after a resident reported a persistent burning or electrical smell. After inspection, fire personnel determined the odor was from a skunk, not a fire or electrical issue.
Audio|Source: Waukesha County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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near St. Francis Drive
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near St. Francis Drive called him by your clerk
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There's a subject that walked into the lobby and advised it.
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There's something that smells like it's burning in their house.
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It's been ongoing for several hours.
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It's an electrical smell and your clerk would advise them to go home.
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3.24.24.
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Echo 307. 3.07.
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I think they just passed behind Casper.
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I'll head over that way.
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Okay.
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2.0 you can vote me 42.
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24.4.
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4.
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I'm getting 23.
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Okay.
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23, 18, let me back on that, uh, complainants residents.
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2.4.
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Probably 3.10.
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You get attached me to be used to be out 23.
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Okay. Okay.
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To a copy of Colorado 27.
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307, I'm 23.
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I need to echo 307, I copy your 23.
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I think you're calling, go ahead.
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My name (name withheld)
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(name withheld)
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first name (name withheld)
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(name withheld) in the middle,
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white male,
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(number withheld)
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422, 108, the PR hospital.
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Echo 304, I believe, you keep up in the traffic.
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Number 422.
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Yeah, there's none in showing.
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I mean, I believe the homeowner is en route back to the house if you pay from the PD.
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Yeah, with us.
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And I only smell a skunk.
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You just log that.
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Okay, sir.
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(name withheld) is valid and clear out of Colorado.
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Okay.
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First, the hard tongue I'm out with both subjects right now.
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2nd303 status.
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10,
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6. Sir.
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Me 2, you're good?
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Bravo 311 and 421 5-3.
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10-4. 2.0-7.
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6-0-7. 6-6-6-7.
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0-2-2. 0-26.
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Three on wrong,
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23 Woodman's.
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We have the fire department show up here, he's saying the odor was coming from his basement.
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They can't be there about.
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Location mentioned:
W St Francis Dr, New Berlin, WI 53151
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