Smoke reported behind manufacturing plant determined as boiler smoke, Rochester IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 04:27 PM

Near E Fort Wayne Ave, Rochester, IN 46975

Smoke was reported behind Whitley Manufacturing on Portland Road, but firefighters confirmed it was just smoke from a wood boiler and not a fire.

Audio|Source: Fulton County Public Safety - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

Receive a call on station about smoke coming from behind

00:04

Whitley Manufacturing on Portland Road.

00:08

We'll be en route over there to check it out.

00:10

Clear.

00:15

Clearing.

00:17

Others are just standing on the side of the road.

00:23

You guys able to make it all the way down 29?

00:29

Permanent.

00:33

Cp. Byes, it looks like everybody was being in their vehicles.

00:35

However, I can still hear them screaming and yelling.

00:42

Can you get a vehicle description for the suspect?

00:46

Gray, you study Malibu, getting the plate.

00:53

(number withheld).

00:57

Go ahead.

00:59

I have a 1050 car deer at near North State Road 25.

01:05

Near North State Road 25.

01:07

Everything's off the roadway but the deer needs put down.

01:14

Clear, obviously.

01:18

Clear. There can come.

01:27

C3 has a EDO ready for transport.

01:30

It's a 20-year-old male.

01:31

Do I want to make contact with C1?

01:34

Yeah, for all three of us are going to be 106.

01:38

Clear.

01:39

Clear. Thank you.

01:44

I'm available to break away to you.

01:45

I need anything.

01:48

Clear. Oh, bye-bye.

01:54

Listeners are going to be on the side street, not on 18.

02:08

Central Medic 33.

02:14

Go ahead.

02:17

T-33 out on a transfer door from the Dukes to Luton will eventually leave.

02:26

You can tell your run.

02:32

104.

02:38

County Rochester Fire.

02:41

Rochester Fire, go ahead.

02:45

I believe that's just their wood boiler out back that's smoking.

02:51

Clear.

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Near E Fort Wayne Ave, Rochester, IN 46975

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