Structure fire with haze at apartment complex, Urbandale IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 08:24 PM

Near Patricia Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322

Fire units responded to a reported structure fire at Parkway Apartments near Patricia Drive with visible haze on the third floor, leading to evacuation efforts.

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223, car 429, ladder 425, engine 411, ambulance 413, engine 321, ambulance 413 engine 321, ambulance 433 engine 431 structure fire near Patricia Drive parkway apartments ambulance 423 car 429 ladder 425 engine 421 ambulance 421 ambulance 413 engine 321.

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Ambulance 433.

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Engine 431.

00:33

Structure fire.

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Near Patricia Drive.

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Parkway apartments.

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Cross streets are Monroe Court and Douglas Avenue.

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On arrival use, pack 5.

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Timeout, 2225.

00:59

Copy. There's no way to get inside this building, so you can just clear us until we get a call back.

01:09

Coming.

01:10

Okay.

01:16

242nd Street University, Iowa.

01:19

Motion, Victor Tom, 178, OB2nd, OB2nd, 178, a black 3 out of stand.

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228

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27.

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757.

01:36

757.

01:39

Yeah, I'll be out in the parking lot.

01:41

I just call it an unknown problem.

01:42

Here's a Walmart.

01:43

Uh,

01:45

plates are gonna be (number withheld).

01:52

Occupied by one female, just unknown problem.

01:55

They'll flag me down.

01:58

Copy, we can only get another unit.

02:03

Negative.

02:05

Copy, unknown problem, Walmart parking lot.

02:12

No positive, real strong haze, and start evacuation on the third floor.

02:19

So positive on a strong haze on the third floor.

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131. Go ahead.

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Standby, 139.

02:39

When the stop there, from 55.

02:44

Negative, we have not heard anything other than that there, checking 55.

02:48

Girlfriend and the Child, 97 is still checking 55.

02:56

Copy.

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29.

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There I have near Patricia.

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That's three story, nothing showing, no evacuation.

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Car 429 of Patricia Command.

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Moving to Tack 5.

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Copy back at you.

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I'm seeing a three-story structure, nothing showing no evacuation.

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Car 429 command on Tech 5 at 2230.

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