Small smoldering burn pit reported near county highway ea, Kenosha WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 10:24 AM

Near 72nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53144

Fire department responded to a small smoldering burn pit near County Highway EA reported as a possible burning violation. The fire was smoldering and under investigation.

Audio|Source: Kenosha County Public Safety

02:35

Transcript:

00:00

Summers Fire, you have a call near County Highway EA,

00:04

near County Highway EA for a possible burning violation.

00:09

Commissioner clear.

00:11

12-27.

00:13

12-27.

00:19

I'm 122143.

00:23

Uh...

00:27

I'll see a worker van here.

00:34

1232 chairsome, yeah.

00:36

Since then 1232.

00:40

Kenosha County, Summers 6371 and 41 bulk in route, near County Highway EA burning violation.

00:47

10-4[1]. Summer's 6371 and 6241 in route at 1228.

01:04

County, Summer 6301.

01:10

Go on, 6201.

01:12

You can put me in for any violations?

01:17

(number withheld). You said the truck's there or not?

01:21

630-30-0-1 in road at 1230.

01:28

It's not. There's a Ford at S-450 and there's a garage, but I kind of doubt that he pulled it in before we got here.

01:40

5-5 comes back on 8 2013 Chevy Equinoxford Street to wait (name withheld) at near 25th Street out of Kenosha valid expires (number withheld) no wants 1st 1st 32 to 13 we're getting no response here

01:58

not good thanks for checking

02:05

mail-white subject

02:12

No, just got me from summer 63.71.

02:16

Go ahead, summer 63771.

02:20

The summer 63, 71 and 41 on location.

02:24

Small burning pit,

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just smoldering at this time.

02:29

71 will be out investigating.

02:32

Kathy, small burning pit smoldering at this time.

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Near 72nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53144

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