Scanner Scoop - Mon & Tue Oct 13-14
By nighthawk • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: Scanner ScoopReminder:
The BURN BAN is still in effect.
11:19am MPD responding to report of an intoxicated male at the Clerks office
trying to get his license renewed. MPD carried the arrest.
I wonder why the folks in the “Sheriff” golf/polo shirts who run the metal detector
didn’t handle the situation by making the arrest.
Heard something about 2 Deputies, each transporting 4 females to another county’s
detention center. That is 8 total if I understood correctly. I think this was around noon,
and pretty sure they were transporting to Carter County.
6:63pm (according to a note left for me) Units responded to a possible Controlled Burn
around the 3300 block of Us 60 East
9:41pm A Deputy is out assisting KSP with an investigation in the area of Brookside Drive.
Tuesday:
1:50pm Haldeman Fire Department on the scene of a forest fire on Little Perry.
Some time around 2:00pm I heard something about approximately an acre involved
and spreading up the hill rapidly. I was listening but with distractions, having to leave
the range of hearing a couple of times, so I don’t have all of the details.
3:25pm Haldeman units clearing the scene of the forest fire on Little Perry with Forestry
remaining on the scene.
As Always:
If anyone hears anything before a new page is opened, feel free to add it here.
Also, If I have missed anything that you feel needs to be added, you can add it here.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Has anyone heard about a Burning Ban???
Following up on the Scanner Scoop for Monday and Tuesday…
Tuesday
5:00 MPD responded to a 2 vehicle crash on KY-32 Connector in the area of KSP post.
5:04 Fire Alarm activated McBrayer Elementary. This was a water overflow alarm, no fire.
5:27 A MFD unit was out at the 3800 block of Bratton Branch Road in reference to a burn.
The people said they were not aware of the burn ban.
9:43 MFD units to Responded to I-64 area of Big Perry and the Scale House to investigate
a report of heavy smoke. Source of smoke was determined to be coming from the scene
of the forest fire up Little Perry Road from earlier in the day.
October 16th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Look for a new Scanner Scoop later on today, but in the meanwhile, I have a question.
Did anyone hear what was going on yesterday evening, or last night?
I remember being awaken briefly by radio traffic from 1400 units (H&HFD), but I didn’t
catch what exactly they were responding to.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I was told the scanner for 1400 LAST night was for that forest fire
that smoldered up yet again. THings are really dry under the duff
so even after this rain, careful!
the fall fire season is rules stay in effect even if a burn ban
is lifted but I have not heard of the ban being lifted USFS or
any of the counties that have issued one? County Judge Exec.
is who to check with as the source but P.D or Fire Dept.’s should
know that status unless it just changed in the last few minutes.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I wouldn’t think that we have received enough rain to be considered “considerable”.
Hopefully the Judge/Executive thinks this way and keeps the burn ban in effect until
we receive enough rain to consider considerable. This little bit of rain is only wetting
the surface. The stuff beneath the top layer of leaves is as dry as the contents of a tinderbox.
Thanks for the info about the 1400 units last night.
It woke me up just long enough to realize that it was 1400 units, but I couldn’t wake on up
long enough to listen.
October 17th, 2008 at 5:18 am
I checked during the “misting rain” yesterday evening and beneath the surface leafs was
dry as the contents of a tinderbox, This morning it is still Bone Dry beneath the surface leafs
and especially under pines, cedars and other evergreen types and around some maples.
So it’s still pretty dry, and hopefully the stuff I’m seeing on the radar imagery will turn into
more rain for the area. But I suspect the radar imagery is only reflecting fog at the moment.
Perhaps a slight minute misting, but it’s doing very little to wet down the dry conditions.
So still be careful out there, because even though it looks wet, it is still dry, very dry.
I wouldn’t think the county burning ban would have been lifted,
but if it has been, then that would show negligence on the part of the Judge/Executive.
We just simply need more rain.