Fire crews respond to smoke near Girl Scout Rd, Arcadia FL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of smoke near Northwest Girl Scout Road in Arcadia. A caller had seen heavy smoke from a neighbor's garage. Upon investigation, crews found the source was a barbecue grill outside the garage, and there was no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Polk FL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Station One, fire from our unit.
00:01
Need you en route to near Northwest Girl Scout Road in reference to a smoke investigation.
00:06
Caller is advising sees a large amount of smoke coming from neighbor's garage.
00:13
Copy Station One.
00:15
Arcade, that one.
00:18
That one.
00:20
Show me.
00:23
If you could verify from the caller if they can verify that the smoke is from the structure itself.
00:30
That was ten four.
00:32
They're advising it was visible towards the back garage.
00:36
Arcadia Engine Three responding.
00:42
Ten four, engine three en route.
00:47
Arcadia, show engine two responding from admin.
00:51
Ten four.
00:53
Okay, rescue ten, same traffic.
00:56
Ten four.
00:58
Arcadia, answer one.
01:00
Go ahead.
01:02
Engine one's going to be responding.
01:04
Station won't have a truck.
01:06
Ten four.
01:12
Station two, respond to tender.
01:14
Also, okay, they have Charlotte County cover station two engine and rescue, please.
01:24
Engine two copy.
01:28
Second one en route.
01:31
Engine three, battalion one.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:35
Are you responding your tender as well?
01:39
Yeah, cop.
01:41
Doing advisories on the previous tender.
01:44
Believe that was for Engine Three? Yes, Engine Three is responding a tender as well.
01:50
Tender Three is en route.
01:52
Okay, Chief One.
01:55
So Chief One responding to possible structure fire.
01:59
Ten Four.
02:01
Arcade from Battalion One.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:06
Can the caller advise if the neighbors are home or not?
02:11
That was ten four.
02:14
Ten four, the neighbors are home.
02:17
That's correct.
02:19
Copy.
02:24
Ten four.
02:27
All right, PD for anyone.
02:29
It's going to be training one.
02:33
Need a training one response.
02:35
Ten four.
02:36
All units responding to possible structure fire, switch and answer to TAC one after arriving and going on scene.
02:43
On dispatch,
02:46
Repeat for anyone you show me arriving on scene near Northwest Girl Scout Road.
02:52
Got nothing showing at this time.
02:53
I'll be investigating.
02:56
Ten four.
02:58
All incoming units from Training One, you can cancel.
03:02
This is going to be a barbecue grill just outside of the garage.
03:05
Everything's done for it.
03:08
Chief One.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
NW Girl Scout Rd, Arcadia, FL 34266
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