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Controlled burn east of Bartow on Highway 60

Heard on: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
00:16
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And then it's just two, and I was asking if we had a call into Bartow Fire for a fire on 60 , which was getting more information.
audio iconFire & Arson
FL-60, Bartow, FL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel confirmed a large controlled burn taking place east of Bartow along the Highway 60 corridor. The situation appears to be a scheduled and monitored burn rather than an emergency wildfire.

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