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Small controlled burn confirmed at Michigan St and Kern Rd, South Bend IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/29/2025 08:58 AM

Kern Rd & Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46614

A small brush fire was reported near Michigan Street and Kern Road in South Bend. After responders arrived, the fire was confirmed to be a controlled burn and posed no danger to the area.

Audio|Source: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

42, Michigan Street and Kern Road, Brushfire, Small, Michigan Street and Kern Road, 1158 hours.

00:20

The correct address will be 6-1-121.

00:25

Clear.

00:30

Speaking is on location.

00:31

Check, thank you.

00:34

Thank you. You didn't have not your signal for.

00:43

We're going to be on any further.

00:46

EFETM-17 for a VINCH.

00:48

Okay.

00:50

Dispatch. I had brush 40 to that call.

00:52

Okay.

00:56

Indy 135.

00:59

27,720 Riley Road for you've been check.

01:02

27720 Riley Road. 27720 Riley Road.

01:05

One fire.

01:06

Help me around, wait, and house.

01:10

Central.

01:13

Center Township Rush, 42.

01:16

61,121,

01:18

State Road, 931 Highway.

01:20

Rush fire, small.

01:22

61,121. State Road 931, Highway, 12.1 hours.

01:30

13. All up to a house and?

01:33

30.

01:35

Brush 42.

01:37

Squad 42.

01:41

Good.

01:46

Stand by at the road.

01:50

42,

01:52

cleared.

01:56

Fire dispatch.

01:58

Squad 42 on the same, small brush pile.

02:02

Clear squad 42 is on the end of a small brush pile.

02:07

19-123-771.

02:10

19. 19.

02:16

1823, 1035 Newarkfield for a follow-up to it.

02:21

Missing Juvenile from 910.

02:23

1035 North Brookfield. 10.35 North Brookfield.

02:28

Fire Dispatch. Squad 42, this will be a controlled burn.

02:32

All Southwest units will be in service returning.

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Kern Rd & Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46614

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