Dumpster fire reported near West Campus building, Wichita KS


A dumpster fire was reported near West Campus, close to Building 3. Fire units responded to the scene and attempted to contact waste management to handle the recurring problem tomorrow. Firefighters worked on containing the fire and planned to use foam for suppression.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
02:49
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 17-9 truck 4 for your trash-fire textron. Again, it's going to be at the West Campus, near Building 3. Building 3 is going to be the farthest northwest building.
00:09
It's going to be a dumpster on fire.
00:16
Engine 39 and Viola Fire for Pridey 1 Ches-Pain at (number withheld) West K-42 Highway,
00:23
(number withheld) West K-42 Highway for Pridey-1 Chespain. Engine 39 and Viola Fire, your map page 4036.
00:36
Visit 17 is on.
00:39
Same trash compactor bin. We've been having issues in the past, but we've got light spot.
00:44
So I'm trying to see how full it is before we start arrest.
00:48
The floor is on seat.
00:56
Truck forward on scene.
00:58
Priority One[2], Chesa Pains, (number withheld) West K-42 Highway, Viola Fire.
01:12
Viola Fire to join Engine 39 for the Prattie One Chespanes at (number withheld) West K-42 Highway for Pritey One Chespan.
01:25
Viola Fire to join Engine 39, your map page 4036.
01:34
All's mission 17.
01:37
Go ahead, sir.
01:39
Well,
01:41
you call (number withheld) and let waste management know that they've got a fire and it's compactor dumpcrew over here again.
01:50
Yes, sir.
01:55
Okay,
02:04
sir.
02:09
Dispush engine 17?
02:14
Good.
02:17
Hey, you weren't needing me to have, make contact with anybody specifically or get them out there right now, did you? Because it just went to voicemail.
02:26
No, I just believe I'm going to ask you, they're going to need to come tend to this dumpster tomorrow.
02:30
That's good enough. You're not going to be able to grab anybody out there, or if we have not had success in that in the past.
02:36
10-4[1], I figured.
02:37
I left a voice phone for you, sir.
02:41
Troyport from 17. Sean, will you have him shut down and conserve some water?
02:45
We're trying to throw some foam in the tank.
02:47
Go ahead and have you shut down until we get it in there.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
[2]
Priority One: Highest-priority emergency response requiring immediate attention.
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Location mentioned:
W Campus St, Wichita, KS 67217
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