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Burning smell sparks evacuation at Wisconsin VA clinic, Rice Lake WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/26/2025 06:05 AM

South Access Road Ste 100, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Alarming burning odor after a power outage leads to evacuation of the VA clinic in Rice Lake, prompting swift fire department response.

Audio|Heard on: Barron County Public Safety

Listen to dispatch call

02:27

Transcript:

00:00

Aaron County, Paging, Rice, Fire to 320 Self-Access.

00:05

Suite 100 at the VA clinic for odor investigation.

00:09

320 South Access Road, Suite 100 for odor investigation.

00:13

10.8.05.

00:19

Fire One will be en route to that location.

00:22

Engine 4 will be en route to Camelot.

00:30

We have a crew of three ready either.

00:36

Copy that, if you could just stay back to take the next one.

00:44

In reference to the clinic, there's a strong burning smell after a power outage in the building and they're evacuating.

00:52

Do that?

00:58

Fire One, fire hall.

01:04

Firehog, we'll add one.

01:05

Thirty-three, got that one, please.

01:12

Fire all copies.

01:18

Four in your door for coming on your right.

01:20

Yeah,

01:21

on your right.

01:26

Adam Young, David, 3816.

01:28

Adam Young, David, 3816.

01:35

You know, Faber,

01:37

Miller in color, two, we,

01:38

Stokes, other words, like, X-R-7, 26th.

01:46

Second page with a cat also, please.

01:52

With a what?

01:56

Another, send out another I am responding.

02:03

I don't believe we can send another IAM responding, we can just stage it.

02:13

And it's a three-bearer.

02:15

You can show us and out to the VA call.

02:20

You're en route at 809.

02:23

This is a power outage and odors of burning in the building, they're evacuating.

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South Access Road Ste 100, Rice Lake, WI 54868

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