Illegal backyard burn reported near North Legal and East Mission, Spokane WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters were dispatched due to yellow smoke from steel cutting at Pacific Steel scrapyard. Separately, an illegal backyard fire was reported at an abandoned house near the intersection of North Legal Street and East Mission Avenue in Spokane. The steel cutting posed no emergency, but the illegal fire was noted for action.
Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Fire call, Spokane Engine 2, near North Legal Street and East Mission Avenue, Channel City Primary, Possible illegal burn[1].
00:19
It's a question of reach out to you, (name withheld).
00:23
Okay, thank you, ma'am.
00:29
Yeah,
00:32
we're trying to get the better updated location. He said that it's at Pacific Steel,
00:38
there's a pile of steel and plastic having yellow smoke. We're trying to figure out if it's the older than new place. One moment.
00:45
Hey Jay Cobby, we advised we did get a call in from Pacific Steel. They're doing a large amount of steel cutting today.
00:54
So it's probably coming from that.
00:56
We'll drive by.
01:01
Dispatch copies, I just spoke with the recording party. They were confirming that this is out of the new Pacific Steel scrapyard.
01:09
We'll be visible there from...
01:14
From Ralph, but to access is probably... Yeah, it's probably just their on-lock operation.
01:19
Oh, does they check that out?
01:21
Hi, copy.
01:27
And to true a drive-by caller notice that just east of this location at the abandoned house,
01:35
there is a possible illegal burn[1] in backyard.
01:39
Action.
01:47
Is that for me today? Go ahead.
01:51
This is going to be an ongoing steel strap operation if you can't cancel the caller, there's no emergency here.
02:02
The ongoing steel cutting issue with no emergency LSAVE X3.
02:12
Is any here close by an illegal burn[1], can I put you on it for legal admission?
02:24
Uh,
02:25
it's a name cost, that's fine.
02:29
Copy thank you. Abandoned house has an illegal burn[1] in the backyard here just east of the intersection.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
illegal burn: Report of unauthorized/open burning
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Location mentioned:
E Mission Ave, Spokane, WA
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