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Smoke from wood burner mistaken for barn fireMedina OH

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Ridge Rd, Medina, OH 44256

According to the dispatch call, a caller reported a fire near a barn on Ridge Road in Granger Township. Fire responders confirmed the smoke was from a wood burner on site and no fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Medina County Fire, Wadsworth Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:8
Transcript:
00:00
This is your attention, Granger Fire request for your department in the area of near Ridge Road.
00:07
Any single caller advising of a possible fire new address, possibly near the barn.
00:14
They went across the street to the Petro Station and was talking with the clerk there and clerk advised that he saw it as well.
00:24
Not sure exactly what's going on at this time.
00:27
3rdage for your department at 1717.
00:34
China from 757.
00:38
Okay.
00:40
I'm not direct to Ridge.
00:42
Do you have any further?
00:45
Negative. We just had a single caller on it, and she just advised it looks like there was some type of fire near the barn area.
00:58
I got, thanks.
01:04
Kenning 757.
01:07
Good.
01:09
I'm not sure if you're familiar, but at that address, they have a large wood burner on site might be that.
01:16
We've been out there for previous.
01:19
Yeah, that's something word it is.
01:22
Perfect!
01:25
Medina from Granger Engine 1.
01:28
Good.
01:32
We'll be arrived before.
01:38
7957.
01:40
7957.
01:47
7957 going direct.
01:53
1720.
02:02
On location,
02:04
confirmed, it is the wood burner blowing smoke, there's no fire.
02:11
Change your engine 1, 799-557.
02:18
Go ahead for engine 1.
02:21
You can cancel, I'll go around see if there's anybody, and then I'll come back to the station.
02:29
Can you repeat that?
02:33
It's confirmed no fire.
02:35
I'll just see if there's anybody around, just confirm, and then I'll return to the station.
02:44
We're almost on scene, Ray.
02:46
We'll stop in.
02:50
Medina from Granger Engine 1.
02:51
All right.
02:58
We should have a two-bay garage.
03:03
We do have some snow coming from the rear, probably from a wood burner.
03:06
We'll be investigating.
03:07
She, too, is going to have command.

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Ridge Rd, Medina, OH 44256

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