Smoke report determined to be legal backyard burn

Heard on: Portage County Fire and EMS

02:19

00:00

Hold fire. You're being requested to respond to the intersection of East Maria Drive and Weir Boulevard, town of Polk, for a large amount of smoke coming from behind a house on the south side of East Maria Drive.

00:13

Unknown what the cause is.

00:14

1328. South

00:21

Center 55 Chief One.

00:25

Got it.

00:28

One will be en route.

00:32

Copying route.

00:33

Again, in the area of East Maria and Weir Boulevard, there was a large amount of smoke coming from behind a house.

00:39

Caller couldn't state what house it actually was.

00:43

On the south side of East Maria.

00:50

Chief One, copy.

00:54

Com center, 55 brush one.

01:00

Go ahead.

01:06

We'll be en route.

01:10

Copy en route.

01:11

I'm sorry, can you advise your rig again?

01:18

55 brush one.

01:22

Thank you, brush one.

01:28

Com Center 55, Car 1.

01:34

Car 1.

01:36

In (number withheld) East Maria, looks like they're burning in the backyard.

01:41

Brush 1, you can respond non-emergent.

01:45

Copy, (number withheld) East Maria.

01:51

That was our plan anyway.

02:01

Brush one from chief one.

02:06

Go ahead.

02:08

You can cancel, turn the quarters.

02:09

Legal burn.

02:12

Copy that.

02:18

Com, copy. Brush one canceling.

2026-11-01 19:28 UTC

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E Maria Dr, Stevens Point, WI 54481

Smoke report determined to be legal backyard burn

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Smoke report determined to be legal backyard burn

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