Controlled burn confirmed behind school in Salem

Heard on: Dent County Fire Protection District

01:29

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We had a call come in direct to the station.

00:01

We're going to be en route to R-4 for a possible brush fire back behind the school.

00:10

10-4, copy.

00:11

I just paged my deputy to that.

00:13

It's going to be at (number withheld) County Road 4110.

00:20

Copy. Thank you.

00:29

Dent County, can you repeat those numbers, please?

00:36

(number withheld), that is 4110.

00:49

Dent County, show 8018 on scene.

00:52

Address will be (number withheld) County Road 4110, (number withheld) County Road 4110.

00:55

Be out for investigation.

00:57

This time 804 will have 4110 command.

01:04

Stand by.

01:13

4110, come in, Dent County.

01:19

Go ahead.

01:21

Yeah, this is a controlled burn.

01:23

Everything is well within its boundary.

01:26

They've got skid steers and people standing around, so we're going to be clear and available.

2026-10-03 00:32 UTC

Fire

County Rd 4110, Salem, MO 65560

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible brush fire behind a school near County Road 4110. On scene, they determined it was a controlled burn within its boundaries with people and equipment present, and then cleared the area.