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Controlled fire with group present near River RoadKearny County KS

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E River Rd, Southside Township, KS

Officers responded to a smoke plume reported south of Deerfield and found no active fire at first. Later, they confirmed a group gathered near River Road across from Deerfield Beach with a controlled fire and people present.

Audio|Source: Southwest Kansas Counties Sheriff and Fire, Highway Patrol Troop E
02:47
Transcript:
00:00
You're a part of a possible smoke plume south of Deerfield.
00:04
At this point, I do not have any control burns recorded.
00:08
Can you see if you can find evidence of anything before I hedge out fire?
00:15
Tim, for all be around.
00:21
7, 9, what's your 20?
00:26
Kind of south of Lakin.
00:30
104 a break, 7 Lakin, I'll head that way as well. I'm just east of Lakin, I'm 50.
00:40
I'm 1045.
00:41
I'm advised that the plume of smoke was south of Deerfield.
00:54
I'm not really sure how far south or if there was, if it was each, you just could see smoke.
01:02
For information only, the area south of the highway between Deerfield and Lake, and it's kind of smoky, but I don't see any points of origin.
01:11
I'll continue on to Deerfield see if I can get a better look.
01:18
10-4[1]1947.
01:22
We are in route back to our station, football game is over.
01:27
4, 1950.
01:41
Road V and Road 150.
01:44
I'm looking at it, right at the River Bay,
01:47
running towards Deerfield.
01:52
10 for a break,
01:55
the 7th Lake, and do we know of anyone who owns land in that area?
02:00
Okay,
02:02
it's just information. I did just get a call back from the RP advising. She located the fire.
02:07
It is going to be on river road just across from Deerfield Beach.
02:18
Apparently there's a gathering out there and they have a fire going.
02:22
There are people around it.
02:28
10-4[1], I just arrived south of Deerfield on Main Street. I'm not seeing anything.
02:38
I'm 104. You'll have to go on down to Deerfield Beach, so those new residents they put in on the north side of 170.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Message received

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E River Rd, Southside Township, KS
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