Smoke seen near airport traced to compost site fire, La Porte IN


Smoke was seen near the airport area. Upon investigation, it was determined that the smoke originated from a fire at the compost site nearby. No connection to any structures or criminal activity was found.
Audio|Source: LaPorte County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Possible structure fire airport near South Railroad 39. Call revised is a seasonal coming from an area in the airport or possibly just north of it. Clare was a passenger by unknown further.
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Second.
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Aschamette for?
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Mediq, you're going to be around 484 for possible stress for fire, just the side of smoke at this time. It's going to be just north of the airport,
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South State Road 39, South State Road 39.
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Caller advised they saw smoke, unknown coming from what area,
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just north of the airport? Caller was just a passerby, unknown further.
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County 44, 1041 and in the area of the airport.
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County 8, I'm back 107.
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Town of 4.
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County 44.
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24.
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Can you TX that caller back and try and get some further? I'm not seeing anything out here.
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Okay,
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bye.
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County 41 1041
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I'm 50 I'll be 1040 50 I'll be 1050 50
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18 I'm turning
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In south state road 39 this north of the airport county county square 20146
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They did not answer. They were just crashing by states. It might have been north of the airport, possibly in the city's area.
02:04
264, you know, could meet the apartment 102.
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In County's suite, 10.24 at the airport.
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This is 17.
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Can I district get fired? Should they still check the area?
02:21
My assumption is that any smoke would be coming from Ziegler.
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I shut my cue in the area of the airport.
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I do.
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264, we 1024 in North Nelson.
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See check in the area.
03:08
We're also seeing from the station. We're seeing quite a bit of smoke coming from north of the fairgrounds.
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If you can disregard us and disregard or mutual aid to this one.
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Yes.
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The units on scene at the compost site advised that their smoke was all going south and west.
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They advised that everything or anything by the airport was not related to them.
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Claire Talley, I'm standing out of the back of our station and you can visibly see the smoke coming from their location.
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Disregarding Strait-39, back-turned.
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Disregard, Strait-R-39, Back-Tur.
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Near S State Rd 39, La Porte, IN 46350
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