Grass fire extinguished before fire crews arrived, Lincoln NE

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 12:22 PM

Homestead Expy & W Pioneers Blvd, Lincoln, NE 68522

Fire crews responded to a small grass fire near West Pioneers Boulevard and Homestead Expressway. The fire was already extinguished before they arrived and no one was injured in the incident.

Audio|Source: Lincoln Fire and Rescue

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Grass fire at intersection of West Pioneers Boulevard and Homestead Expressway.

00:05

Respond on TAC 8[1].

00:07

Engine 4. Respond to Zone 84.

00:11

Grass fire.

00:13

That intersection of West Pioneers Boulevard and Homestead Expressway.

00:17

Respond on TAC 8[1].

00:23

Dispatch to any on-duty fire inspector?

00:31

I was the nearest one too.

00:34

Could you please call fire dispatch at your convenience?

00:39

Received.

00:44

Your force and route.

00:49

Section 4 verifying a grass fire near West Pioneers Boulevard and Homestead Expressway.

00:58

On the east side of the northbound lanes in the ditch, there's some grass on fire.

01:06

You'll have TAC 8[1], TAC 8.

01:11

Truck 5. Zone 113.

01:15

List assist at near North Sevent 3rd Street.

01:20

Respond on TAC 9.

01:22

Track 5, respond to Zone 113.

01:27

List assist at near North 73rd Street.

01:31

Respond on tap 9.

01:37

Interforce on location.

01:44

2.5, verifying a lift assist.

01:46

Zone 113rd at near North 73rd Street.

01:51

We have an 81-year-old male at a fall.

01:53

He just needs help up at this time.

01:55

We have Tech 9.

01:56

Tech 9.

02:01

Mr. Ford is match, Tech 8.

02:07

Major 4 dispatch, Tech 8.

02:14

Agent 4 dispatch, Tech 2.

02:17

Good.

02:21

Agent 4 is back in service.

02:23

We arrived on scene and somebody had already put the fire out prior to our arrival.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

TAC 8: Tactical radio channel 8 used for law enforcement operations and coordination.

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Homestead Expy & W Pioneers Blvd, Lincoln, NE 68522

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