Possible trash fires near East Second and San Marcos, Austin TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to multiple possible trash fires near East Second Street, San Marcos Street, and the 200 block of Chalmers Avenue in Austin. Police were requested for assistance, and a person wearing a light camo jacket and beanie was reportedly seen near all three fire locations. It is unclear if the incidents are related.
Audio|Heard on: Travis TX Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:42
Transcript:
00:00
Received. Could you let them know that engine 13 and engine one are both on separate calls? One is near East 2nd Street and San Marcos Street, and the other is the 200 block of Chalmers Avenue, and it's another set of trash fires.
00:15
Unknown if they're related, but they're very close to you.
00:18
Received. We'll pass it along.
00:21
Fire dispatch, we're in seven.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:25
Can you notify APD about this area? Arson is on a call right now and asked to get APD down in this area to see if they can help out a little bit.
00:38
Received engine seven.
00:39
I'm going to send them to the most recent call with engine one,
00:42
and we'll see if we can get them to work backwards from there.
00:46
Received.
00:49
Engine one, engine 13, and engine seven.
00:52
Be advised they're sending a Charlie and Edward unit to engine one's call, and I informed them of the other two calls where there is a trash fire going on.
01:03
Engine one's direct, thank you.
01:05
Engine 13 direct.
01:07
Engine seven received.
01:08
Hey, engine one, we were on your call.
01:11
Y'all can clear off this.
01:12
We'll take that trash fire.
01:14
Engine seven, this is engine one.
01:15
Did you just cancel us?
01:18
Received. We got that.
01:19
Hey, fire dispatch, can you tell APD we have a person that matches the description? They've been around all three of these fires.
01:28
Received. I'll put that in the call notes for them.
01:31
Engine seven just wanted to confirm.
01:32
Is this the person with a beanie?
01:37
I can't tell what the beanie is.
01:38
They have a light camo jacket and a beanie on right now.
01:42
Received.
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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:
San Marcos St, Austin, TX 78702
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