Controlled burn causes smoke and visibility hazards in Stearns, Stearns KY
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Fire & ArsonFire units investigated widespread smoke in Stearns and found the source was a controlled burn behind a residence on Earl Ross Road. The smoke caused minor visibility hazards for drivers.
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, it's not just Crescent Ridge, it's all over Stearns.
00:03
I'm in the area looking,
00:06
I'm going to swing down through Stearns and see what I see.
00:15
T4-7404-7405 on Crescent Ridge walking to take the drive through there, we could see it with our headlights.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:25
Yeah, I copy that.
00:26
It's the same way about everywhere in Stearns.
00:29
That's 501.
00:37
We're out here walking right now.
00:39
We can smell the odor.
00:41
It smells like fire.
00:44
However, we're not able to locate anything yet.
00:46
We're down Bruce Street at the moment.
00:50
Yeah, it's so widespread, it's going to be hard to locate.
00:54
I'm down in Stearns right now.
00:58
But it's a little everywhere.
01:00
It's not just up there.
01:06
Tancel.
01:12
Okay,
01:13
yeah, I'm not sure where it's coming from, but it's quite a bit of it.
01:19
A little fire over by kid grocery earlier today.
01:27
About where you broke up?
01:32
Kids' groceries.
01:37
Okay, what was it, do you know?
01:43
Like there's murder the brush pile.
01:49
Going out this way, this is pretty heavy.
01:54
It's about like a good fog.
02:01
Okay, I've just got to call public service and find it on the Earl Ross Road.
02:06
I'm turning on it now.
02:12
Units I found it, it's over here on Earl Ross Road, bunch of stuff pushed up behind the house.
02:17
Looks like it's a controlled burn.
02:21
Mike called me and said that they'd push their stuff up earlier and let it, so it's drift smoke coming off a bit.
02:28
Oh one dispatch, you know, I have to re-dispatch it, but show a signal 8, let 7404 and them know what it is.
02:40
It's just a drift smoke off.
02:52
I won this past.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:01
If you get any EMS calls or anything else over the Stearns area, be sure to advise them because it is going to be a driving hazard.
03:13
1040, good copy.
03:15
0.059.
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Location mentioned:
Earl Ross Rd, Stearns, KY 42647
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