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Firefighters respond to open burn, twice

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Chesterton firefighters responded to an open-burn complaint on Saturday in the 1700 block of Portage Ave.

In fact, the CFD responded to the same address twice.

Deputy Fire Chief Nate Williams told the Chesterton Tribune that, at 3:46 p.m., the CPD was dispatched to the residence after receiving a complaint of an open burn there. Firefighters made contact with the resident, who was indeed burning leaves--illegally--in his back yard, Williams said. The man promised to douse the fire himself and the CFD duly cleared the scene, at 4:01 p.m.

“If it looks like they’re making a good-faith effort,” Williams explained, “we’ll typically leave.”

Then, 90 minutes later, at 5:29 p.m., the CPD was dispatched to the same address, where once again they found a leaf pile burning. The resident advised that he’d made good on his promise and extinguished the fire but that it “must’ve re-kindled itself,” Williams said.

On this occasion the CFD took matters in its own hands, doused the fire, and cleared the scene at 5:51 p.m.

 

Posted 4/6/2015

 
 

 

 

 

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