Legal paper burning causes smoke concern in Beltrami County, Beltrami County MN


Fire crew responded to smoke near Woods Block in Beltrami County. Residents were legally burning papers in a fire pit and extinguished the fire with a garden hose. No hazards were found and further response was cancelled.
Audio|Source: Bemidji Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Now you can put us out in the area near Woods Block so far confounded. We do smell something but it's pretty tight back here so we're having a hard time with our big truck. Do you have an ETA on the DNR by chance?
00:14
Oh, I'm sorry I do not.
00:17
Described as a big brown house, I don't know if that helped.
00:28
Yeah, there's a few of them back here, but we'll just keep looking. Thank you.
00:35
No, Jimmy, anyone.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:43
We did make contact with residents near Woods Block. They were burning some legal papers in their fire pit.
00:51
Fire is mostly burned out. She's going to put the garden hose on it. There's no hazards here, so we're going to be clear in your turning.
00:59
Copy that. Thank you. You want me to continue the DNR?
01:07
Unless they want to follow up for their own concerns, but otherwise I think they're okay to cancel.
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Beltrami County, MN
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