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Venice, FL

Controlled burn of 250 acres near West Villages 

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Near Mercado Dr, Venice, FL 34293
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
01:30

Transcript:
The signal 90 and the fire, who called us? Is it the Sheriff's Office dispatch to call us? This Temp4 FD got the call. They called, they called us. And they're saying that the potential fire is at the public in West Villages? They're a caller advised in that area. (name withheld) 11 Northport. Go ahead. It's visible from Publix, but there's no fire of Publix. 411 Northport. Publix is 74. North and the River Road looks like there's probably three acres on fire already. That's got to be a control burn in the preserve. That's what I was getting to. I just got out the phone, the deputy chief, the fire department. It's been a controlled burn of 250 acres for the pass of the base, unless there's something else that we're missing our police department doesn't need the response back. Tempore.

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Near Mercado Dr, Venice, FL 34293
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