Brush fire confirmed behind residence near county highway, Perham MN
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Fire & ArsonResponders were dispatched for a possible structure fire near County Highway 8, west of Highway 53. After investigation, it was determined to be a controlled brush fire behind a residence. Multiple departments were initially sent but later canceled when the fire was confirmed to be minor.
Audio|Heard on: Wadena,Otter Tail, Hubbard, and Todd County Public Safety
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05:39
Transcript:
00:00
Otter Tail to Perham Fire Department, can respond to County Highway 8, just west of 53 somewhere.
00:07
The pastur-by is reporting a possible structure fire.
00:09
They were less than helpful with information.
00:12
Could give me an address, but just said it was west of 53, and they could not pull into the yard to see if it was brush or not.
00:17
But I didn't see anybody around, no headlight, inclement weather they thought.
00:21
Can have OT3?
00:22
Oh, sorry, some of extra water just in case, time at 714.
00:27
39 copies from the house.
00:29
Tomor thanks.
00:32
307, 143.
00:34
I contacted them on the way.
00:36
Tomor thanks.
00:41
More 7d4 dispatch.
00:42
More 7D4 dispatch.
00:49
U.S. Highway 59, mile marker 182.
00:53
I got a four-door sedan in the ditch cell phone.
00:58
Is it accurate?
00:59
Can I?
01:00
Out-atown the New York Mills fire, starting you for tanker support.
01:04
I'm known if it's the possible structure fire county highway H is west of 53.
01:08
I do have an officer heading out there, but my callers didn't really have any information for me or an address point.
01:15
Starting you there.
01:18
I'm some more in full short links to M50.
01:21
Affirmative, I'm going to walk out to talk to him.
01:24
You're on Fair acknowledges page.
01:28
10-4[1], and you said, Westmont.
01:30
Two-four. The perm officer is running out there, too, to see if we can't locate up the first.
01:36
Okay, ten-four.
01:40
They're in the west ditch cell phones.
01:43
Thank you.
01:45
Deep one. Outer-Dell, you can tell me route to that fire call.
01:48
Two-four.
01:54
Controls Douglas County, Stain Paul Stakes, Douglas.
01:59
Go ahead, state.
02:05
Can we start medical precautionary for a rollover? 1-94, Mountpost 86.
02:11
Stand for.
02:15
Chief one, Hot orale.
02:17
I should be unseen here in a minute, but it looks like it's a brush file.
02:24
104, I asked them to check and they put in turner parked on 53 watching it.
02:33
Sorry, SV-484.
02:37
Bill's fire, and I'll just page.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:43
104, keeps getting close up and programming thinks it's the brush pile, but we'll confirm shortly.
02:49
Thanks for having that crash.
02:50
We just started medical.
02:52
I saw 94 at the 8X.
02:54
That is a rollover.
02:55
We did.
02:57
104. You could start a toll on that, too, please.
03:00
104.
03:02
375, do you tow-call?
03:08
SB 375.
03:13
The hotel for abandoned vehicle, it's also a hazard for the PAA.
03:19
10 o'clock.
03:21
One, out of jail.
03:22
The address is going to be (number withheld), County Highway 8.
03:27
Yes.
03:32
Go ahead. The phone.
03:42
4-2 drive 108 for this crash waspon 94 at the 86 we start fire as well since like the driver might be partially trapped 719 tomorrow yeah 104 or 7 in Evansville that'll be all of it my car thank you 719.
04:02
It's your footing with the grass fire there or a brush following me?
04:10
Copy that, I'm just working on getting back to it, but yeah, it's just a brushfire.
04:15
It does not look like anybody's around at the moment.
04:20
T.4 are just don't draw me to cancel mills or cancel.
04:23
You're good.
04:26
Copy that, I'm just finally getting up to it, it's back in the field.
04:38
3,3-3-1-200 jail setting it.
04:41
Could you try resetting that authority to hold, we haven't received it yet?
04:47
Yeah, go ahead and cancel mills.
04:48
It's just a rush pile.
04:51
104, 720.
04:53
104, thanks, Chief.
04:55
Can't cancel Param 2, please?
04:58
104. Order to New York, Mills, you can cancel, firm chiefs on the field.
05:04
You can cancel.
05:05
Thank you, 720.
05:07
Bill's, knowledge is to cancel.
05:11
Thank you.
05:12
I just resent it.
05:14
If you don't get it, I mean, I'll email it to dispatch.
05:19
339-143.
05:22
I copy them.
05:23
1022.
05:25
Thanks for being in all that help.
05:28
I'll still be in around up there.
05:30
(name withheld), Perum, a fire, you can cancel.
05:33
Chief 17 confirmed it was a brush pile behind a resident.
05:36
Out in the field, no need, you can cancel.
05:38
Time, 7-21.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
Co Hwy 8, Perham, MN 56573
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