Backyard fire after reported lightning strike

Heard on: Orange FL Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Responding to a lightning strike at (number withheld) Whispering Oak Lane.

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Caller advised lightning struck the tree.

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Trees on fire.

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No one trapped or in immediate danger.

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No other has reported.

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207. Engine 28 spoke to homeowner.

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They were burning trash in the backyard that's contained.

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1709.

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Forty-three county, you can dial for 100 and forty-two.

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This regard, they're on scene.

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County to rescue 100 and forty-two.

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Do you have a vehicle description?

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Engine twenty-seven, Orange County.

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Just situation update.

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It doesn't appear the tree was struck by lightning at the base of the tree.

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It was smoldering, so we're going to be extinguishing as well as the rain.

9/6/2026 02:05 PM

Fire

Whispering Oak Ln, Apopka, FL 32712

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported lightning strike on a tree near Whispering Oak Lane in Apopka. The caller reported trees on fire but said no one was trapped or in immediate danger. Responding units later reported the tree was smoldering and not clearly struck at its base, and they were extinguishing the fire.