Controlled leaf burn sparks emergency response on Columbia Hwy, Greensburg KY
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Emergency crews responded to a small ditch fire near a rock quarry on Columbia Highway, later confirmed as a controlled leaf burn that was not pre-notified.
Audio|Heard on: Green County Fire Rescue
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01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Should be called, it's going to be about a mile past the rock quarry, Columbia Highway.
00:04
All right there's a small ditch fire, repeating about a mile past the rock quarry, small ditch fire.
00:14
The attorney's responding.
00:25
20 responding.
00:28
The Columbia Highway just past the rock quarry.
00:35
I do. Overlook.
00:38
Okay.
00:45
Greensburg, two copy all three, be responding safe.
00:51
3 response to the station 17-90s.
01:01
35 Greensburg, I'll be responding to the scene.
01:08
35 at 1,1, 1700.
01:15
93 on air response to Pittsburgh.
01:25
35 drinks.
01:29
35.
01:32
Just got a phone call.
01:34
It's going to be a control burn.
01:35
She's burning leaves out in the...
01:37
I'm going to head on out that way though.
01:38
I'm going to head on out that way though.
01:43
Ten-four, we didn't have anything called in.
01:48
Yeah, ten-four, I'm gonna go out and advise that she's supposed to call it in.
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Location mentioned:
Columbia Hwy, Greensburg, KY 42743
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