Small outdoor fire reported near Garfield Ave, Altoona WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 03:39 PM

Near Garfield Ave, Altoona, WI 54720

Fire and EMS units responded to a small outdoor fire near Garfield Ave in Altoona. The fire involved brush and required the use of fire hoses to extinguish. Units coordinated parking and positioning to manage the fire effectively.

Audio|Source: Eau Claire County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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For Altuna Fire,

00:02

Altuna Battalion Chief,

00:04

for burning complaint requested by Altuna PD, near Garfield Ave, near Garfield Ave,

00:09

for burning complaint, Altuna Fire, Battalion Chief on Altuna Channel.

00:18

How soon fire and copy the page.

00:22

Tempor.

00:28

The gunned center, you can mark in the tip of the giant she can roll.

00:33

Step- far.

00:38

Guns center from Medic 6.

00:41

Good.

00:48

Temfer.

00:54

Town center from Eltonifier.

00:58

Good.

01:00

Open a fire engine green route, crew of five.

01:04

Danforth.

01:10

I'm turning.

01:11

Let's go up a guy in chief on the scene of car field.

01:15

Temper.

01:20

Good

01:23

Demper. Responding unit, CETO,

01:26

Command. Engine 3,

01:33

Command.

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Go ahead for engine three.

01:46

Engine 3, when you're arrived on the scene, we'll have you pull up here at the end of the driveway.

01:51

Stretch inch and three quarter line and we got a couple of small brush fighters to put out.

01:59

Copy that.

02:01

You'll have to park rates in the center of the street.

02:05

Copy that, parking in the center of the street.

02:12

And we'll be between 3rd and 4th Street West.

02:16

Copy that.

02:22

Um.

02:27

Good.

02:29

I'm going to fire agency on before you to see them.

02:33

Yep.

02:39

State 34 to command.

02:46

Go for command.

02:49

Going up to the station, you want another engine or the brush truck.

02:53

Stand by, there's no.

02:55

Four standing by.

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Near Garfield Ave, Altoona, WI 54720

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