Backyard pile fire with plastic smell reported, Wichita KS


Radio traffic reporting a brush fire at 1022 South Greenwood. Caller said a large pile was burning in the backyard and it smelled like plastic. Caller mentioned possible hazardous materials and that she had interacted with the person burning the pile before leaving. Fire units were dispatched and the address was confirmed.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
01:37
Transcript:
Brush 20 for brush fire at 1020 South Greenwich, 1020 South Greenwich for brush fire. Brush 20 map page 6246. Resource and brush 20 is responding, fill engine 20 off track. Two boys. Resource to Brush 20, station 20. Disregard, the address has changed. Start for Brushfire, 1022 South Greenwood, Station 2. Squad 2 for Brushfire, 1022 South Greenwood, 1022 South Greenwood, for Brushfire, Squad 2, Map page 5546. West 20 is a station 20, (name withheld) with Agent 20. Optus Squad 2. Option Squad 2 is that for us? Yeah, the address should be 1022 South Greenwood. That's where the calling party was peeing. Mentioned that she was driving and there was a big pile on fire in the back of this address. 1022 South Greenwood. It smells like plastic. She said there was hazardous materials involved but didn't mention anything further. She said she did interact with the person that was burning the pile, but then had to leave or go to work. No further.
Brush 20 for brush fire at 1020 South Greenwich, 1020 South Greenwich for brush fire. Brush 20 map page 6246. Resource and brush 20 is responding, fill engine 20 off track. Two boys. Resource to Brush 20, station 20. Disregard, the address has changed. Start for Brushfire, 1022 South Greenwood, Station 2. Squad 2 for Brushfire, 1022 South Greenwood, 1022 South Greenwood, for Brushfire, Squad 2, Map page 5546. West 20 is a station 20, (name withheld) with Agent 20. Optus Squad 2. Option Squad 2 is that for us? Yeah, the address should be 1022 South Greenwood. That's where the calling party was peeing. Mentioned that she was driving and there was a big pile on fire in the back of this address. 1022 South Greenwood. It smells like plastic. She said there was hazardous materials involved but didn't mention anything further. She said she did interact with the person that was burning the pile, but then had to leave or go to work. No further.
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Location mentioned:
Near Greenwood, Wichita, KS 67211
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