City firefighters responded at 6:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a report of a possible gas leak at the 912 N. Riverview Drive residence owned by Donna Tate.
According to the report, Tate told firefighters she returned home to find a strong odor of gasoline on her enclosed porch.
Firefighters found gasoline had leaked from a gas-powered string trimmer, which was removed from the porch.
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City firefighters responded at 6:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a motor-vehicle crash in the 700 block of Mulberry.
According to the report, firefighters remained on the scene until the vehicle was removed.
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City firefighters responded at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a motor-vehicle crash at the intersection of Barron Road and 14th Street.
According to the report, firefighters used five gallons of water to remove a hazard from the road.
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City firefighters responded at 12:14 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a report of a structure fire at 1202 N. Fifth St.
According to the report, firefighters found a trash fire in a ditch in a vacant lot next to the Fifth Street residence and used 50 gallons of water to put out the fire.
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City firefighters responded at 3:12 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, to an alarm at Northwest Medical Center, 2210 Barron Road. It was investigation only.
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City firefighters responded at 6:13 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to a report of a gas odor at the intersection of Northwood Drive and Old Orchard Road.
According to the report, firefighters believed the odor was natural gas and Spire was contacted.
Firefighters checked the area with their meter and detected no readings. Spire personnel also check several areas.
After a lengthy investigation, firefighters found old gear oil that was putting off an odor similar to natural gas.
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City firefighters responded at 6:56 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to an alarm at 1236 Fairmont St. It was investigation only.
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City firefighters responded at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to a report of an unauthorized burn at the 1810 Thomas St. residence owned by Vernon Pennington.
According to the report, firefighters found Pennington burning a pile of limbs, leaves and trash in the back yard and used 100 gallons of water to put out the fire. Firefighters told Pennington about the city’s burn ordinance.
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City firefighters responded at 4:13 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to a report of a woods fire behind 319 Roxie Drive.
According to the report, firefighters found an old mattress on fire in a wood area and used portables tanks to put out the fire.
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County firefighters responded at 10:17 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a grass fire at the intersection of the East Outer Road and County Road 321.
According to the report, a small area, on state right-of-way, burned.
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County firefighters responded at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, to a fire at 2005 County Road 307.
According to the report, firefighters found the fire was a controlled burn.
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County firefighters responded at 11:46 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to a brush fire on County Road 564.
According to the report, about one acre burned.
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