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Heard on: Findlay Fire, Hancock County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Ohio State Highway Patrol · 1/16/2026 12:38 PM
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Are you needed near County Road 180 for a smoldering barn? It's going to be 1 mi north of this location.
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No one around it. Please acknowledge or respond.
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Controlled burn mistaken for smoldering barn

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a report of a smoldering barn near County Road 180 in Hancock County. On arrival, they found the situation to be a controlled burn by a crew dismantling a structure. No emergency response was needed and the page was canceled.

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Co Rd 180, Findlay, OH 45840
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