Legal controlled burn at residence near Mortar Rd, Rensselaer County NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/12/2025 04:42 PM (PDT)

Morning Circle Rd, Sand Lake, NY 12018

Police and fire units responded to a report of an open burn near Mortar Road. On arrival, a large controlled fire with a gathering of people was found. There was no immediate danger and the burn was confirmed legal.

Audio|Source: Rensselaer County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

Receive car when you're arriving should be near Mortar Road, I believe.

00:03

(number withheld). Okay.

00:04

Can you landline, please?

00:05

For a minute. dispatch is 3-1.

00:09

Dispatch is in route or 3-1.

00:11

3-1's in route.

00:14

Received 3-1, 1945, can be the area near Morning Road for a open burn complaint.

00:20

You can downgrade control burn.

00:22

I'm out with the people here.

00:26

Received 1945-3-1-0.

00:28

4207.

00:29

I spoke to the caller and that address from the license plate is Washington County.

00:37

If you could see if one of their deputies or state police could just stop at the house, make sure everything's all right.

00:46

No immediate danger.

00:48

Recent will do, 1946.

00:51

29 County 1G29 I'm going to be clear from last with the report on file that child took their medicine

01:03

received 1947

01:04

Arriving at Samarvis.

01:06

At 1947.

01:08

Three, Carwan's on scene, he's reporting a controlled burn.

01:12

You can downgrade.

01:13

Dispatcher received.

01:14

Dispatcher, Mr.

01:15

Carlin. Dispatch your message, Carlin. Dispatch down for Ms.

01:17

Luther Carwa. We can return all units are here with tractors and everything to, I've got a bunch of big pile of pallets of burning.

01:23

I'll be clear the CEM over the course.

01:25

Received car one, securing station 3 at 1948.

01:28

Are you a best value in or are you on the way at the pest?

01:31

I'm clearing Best Value now.

01:33

I'm headed out to Best Road.

01:34

All right. Pessalon, their car one's reported, the control part.

01:38

They got a large pile of pallis or burning.

01:41

They're clearing.

01:42

There is some type of gathering there.

01:46

Receive returning to quarters, 1949.

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