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Homeowner burns items in backyard causing structure fire callPortage IN

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Mill Run Ave, Portage, IN 46368

According to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported near Dutch Mill Street and Nolan Avenue. Fire units found the homeowner burning items in the backyard with no fire issues.

Audio|Heard on: Porter County Public Safety
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02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Portage Latter 1, Portage Battalion 5, Portage Engine 2, Portage Rescue 2, 2710, and 2763.
00:10
Priority 1, structure fire, single residence, at Dutch Mill Street and Nolan Avenue, assigned to Portage Fireground.
00:19
Time on 1459.
00:26
On this one of our caller's advice he spoke to the homeowner who stayed.
00:30
They were just burning items in the backyard.
00:37
5.
00:39
Battalion 5.
00:43
Can you reaffirm you the structure fire in Dutch Mill Street and Nolan Avenue? I'll be in a row.
00:47
You can also have South Haven and standby on their station over right now.
00:56
Clear on 1501 for information.
00:59
We just received multiple calls.
01:01
We do have one call that, but they did speak with the homeowner and then they are burning stuff in the backyard.
01:09
Clear Central.
01:11
We're going to, we'll have latter one continue just to check that out.
01:15
I'll continue to check out every other unit can go in service.
01:19
Clear 1501.
01:24
Central Portage Fire 4.
01:27
Forage Fire 4.
01:30
4 will be on scene mill run, Dutchville, be out attempting to low take.
01:36
I'm 15-0-2.
01:41
There be a pink jeet parked in the driveway, also two K-9s in the residence.
01:52
Two-four.
01:54
I'm in route, can I get one additional?
02:02
Central Fire 4 is going to be on scene 6069 Mill Run.
02:10
Clear 6069 Milrun.
02:12
Fire 4.
02:16
Fire 4 from Latter 1.
02:24
176.
02:26
There's no problem.
02:27
We can see.
02:30
176, I'm clear there's no problem.
02:32
I'm not clear on the rest of your traffic.
02:38
1.176. Now he was burning,
02:41
stop from the back.
02:43
So there's no problem.
02:46
176. 176.

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Mill Run Ave, Portage, IN 46368

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