Small outdoor leaf fire extinguished near residences, Mena AR
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Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to a small outdoor leaf fire in a ditch near residences in Mena, Arkansas. The fire was mostly smoldering and unattended, and firefighters extinguished the remaining flames before clearing the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Polk County / Mena Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
We're not to control burn here and ditch burn leaves.
00:02
There ain't nobody around though.
00:10
You might run up to their residents and they need to be down there with it or put it out.
00:18
Anybody around here, we're probably going to put water on it.
00:23
Turn around.
00:28
All counties burning leaves anyway.
00:30
We're going to 1022.
00:39
Enough water.
00:40
You need us to come up there with tankers.
00:46
Each by the road as well as going up here, we may need you.
00:52
Go ahead.
00:56
I don't think you need to come on.
00:58
Most of it's just smoldering down, we're raking it into the ditch and head to it a little water.
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Location mentioned:
Mena, AR 71953
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