Large backyard bonfire mistaken for house fire, Wichita KS

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 03:43 PM

Wichita, KS

Fire units responded to a reported house fire near Boston Terrace and Bailey in Wichita, KS. Upon arrival, it was confirmed that the fire was a large backyard bonfire of tree debris without any involvement of buildings or structures.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

He is right to the house, fire, Terrace, and Boston operating attack one, attack one on arrival.

00:04

Unnew officially what is on fire, but due to the area and the size of fire, caller was thinking it was a house.

00:09

Advice on arrival.

00:16

What a loan to Boston Terrace? We've got nothing in area right now.

00:19

We'll be checking.

00:25

9 is on scene north we got a hydrant up here on the north side

00:33

engine lines search as well it's a route I'm checking on ops now to see we have an actual address

00:55

Hey, Cap, that northeast corner of Bailey and Terrace, right where you're at, we've dealt with him in backyard fires in the past.

01:02

It didn't look like they had anything back there now, but we have dealt with him before.

01:12

They just updated near Eastmont.

01:21

We're on team, we're running down Paris.

01:28

All units from engine nine, we are at 43330.

01:32

There is a large backyard bonfire where we're at.

01:36

We're going to investigate.

01:41

Bram, when you get back there, let us know what you need, if you need any help.

01:47

10-4[1]. Looks like just to agree at this, at this point.

01:55

The unit's en route to the house fire from engine nine.

01:58

We do have a large backyard bonfire of a tree debris.

02:02

There's no extension, no issues.

02:04

You can cancel the house fire response and keep engine nine on scene.

02:09

Squad 11 as well.

02:14

Agent 11 is Ted Ford.

02:16

Ray, I'll go ahead and get rid the attack channel for you.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.

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