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Semi-truck tire fire reported on highway but passes, Pratt County KS
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck tire was reported on fire near mile marker 153 on East Highway 54. Multiple units were dispatched, but the truck continued eastbound without stopping. The fire was possibly resolved as no fire was found on the road when emergency units arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Pratt County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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05:9
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. Pressure, Preston's Fire and Rescue.
00:07
I have a report of a semi-truck tire on fire on East Highway 54.
00:15
They are in the westbound lane near Mile Marker 153.
00:18
Again, US Highway 54, near Mile Marker 153.
00:24
It wasn't a third-party caller.
00:27
She drove by.
00:28
Did not stop.
00:29
She just said she saw flame.
00:33
Press a 10, 104.
00:35
Press a roll fire.
00:42
Can I repeat your unit?
00:45
Pressing 7.
00:47
104, present 7, 1206.
00:50
7. Township 126.
00:56
Township 12, stand 4.
01:01
10.4, count two, 12, 12 o'clock.
01:10
County Rescue, Pratt.
01:17
Go ahead.
01:20
Did you mean Page Owl Rescue on the tire on fire?
01:32
I have the county fire last you.
01:34
I could go ahead and take you guys out.
01:36
I didn't know if they needed any additional with the tire on fire or not.
01:43
10 4. I think we'll just stay on standby until a caller says they need us.
01:54
10 4. Club on 9.
01:57
Section 602, Brad, 108, 2 onward.
02:03
10-8[2], 2 onward.
02:05
104. It's okay.
02:20
Was there anybody else at the station?
02:24
Yeah, Brett and seven, still there?
02:29
Two, four.
02:35
12-11 to Pratt, we're 10 a, with two on board.
02:44
Back and the last unit.
02:46
Can you pin on your unit number? You cut yourself off from the beginning.
02:51
12-11.
02:53
Sent 4. Help-up.
02:57
3-6-2-5.
03:03
3662-7. Go ahead.
03:14
Go ahead and show me en route.
03:19
10-4[1]-190-15.
03:28
317, 370, I don't think we're going to be needed on that.
03:38
1211, he might check, make sure you got a light bar on.
03:47
Pressing 15 to dispatch.
03:52
Go ahead.
03:54
I just got the CRO all the way from the east and there's no trucks on the road coming from the east.
04:00
I don't know if he's between CRO and Pratt, but he is not east.
04:09
104. They just say it was near mile marker 153.
04:15
I understand.
04:16
I fast 153.
04:18
I'm a 148 now.
04:19
There's nothing on the road.
04:29
104. 1242.
04:33
This is 606 for hours a night.
04:39
104665.
04:47
763 to all responding units.
04:49
I watched a white semi pull off the shoulder and kept on heading east near the 153 mile marker.
04:57
I don't know if that was him or not, but he was coming off the shoulder and just driving on.
05:06
Information only this trailer was a cattle trailer.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/Message received
[2]
10-8: In service / Available for calls
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US-54, Kansas
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