Fire starts near staircase at Useppa Island property, Captiva FL
A fire started in a bucket near the courtyard fountain on Useppa Island. The flames spread to the outside staircase. Smoke and fire were reported visible in these areas, prompting a structure fire response.
Audio|Source: Lee County and Cape Coral Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Marine 151, BGMA 231, Marine 181, Marine 171, CHAR, Coast Guard, FWC, LCS-O-H-H-HO-H-E-E-RT response, Echo[1], Structure Fire[2], at Latitude longitude address.
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Respond on dispatch 2.
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Marine 151, BGMA 231, Marine 1171, CHAR, Coast Guard, FWC, L-C-S-O-H-HO-HO, and MERTRT response.
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Control, engine 221 responding.
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Engine 221 responding, 604. To control, 181.
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Engine 181. Engine 181.
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Showing 181 to program.
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The launch Marine 181.
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Engine 181 en route to the boat ramp to launch 605. C-050. Cathedral 150.
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Are you able to give us any more information on the structure fire on as to its location?
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Control of May 32.
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Control, one responder from Fort Myers.
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U71 responding, 606.
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So we control from 932.
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932.
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Care has been transferred to leaf light.
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Care transferred to leaf light 6.07.
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Near Useppa Island.
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Respond on dispatch 2, Useppa 1.
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Hey, so Captain 150.
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Captain 150, the best that we can figure out is that there's a fire near the staircase.
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As a call you're in.
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The shoulder 1-701-0-out to the duck.
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The dock ladder 171 607. Okay.
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It is.
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Do you control?
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Go ahead, control.
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The call is advising that they smell smoke in the area and they saw flames on the outside staircase.
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Thank you. Trow Engine 221 is the caller still on team?
03:09
You should have a 2, you step 1, just got off the phone.
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Pete, it's in the courtyard area by the fountain,
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in a bucket, but it's starting to spread to the staircase.
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Kathy, I went to the beach side first, I'm heading around back.
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Copy Pete's on scene with his cart.
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Control engine C-21R-Upusack, Channel.
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Agent 221, repeat.
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Requesting, TAC channel.
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You set the 2, use the LGTAC-1 channel. All the MERT response units are coming on LGTAC-1.
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Got him, switch.
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Control City Engine 11.
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The flight is transported to DG5. We're going to terminate LZ command.
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Terminating LZ command 612.
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This is County 1.
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What tack channel for E7?
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They're on LGTAC-1, with the vert response teams.
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Usepa 2, Delta, structure fire.
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At Collierin, near Useppa Island.
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Respond on dispatch to, Useppa 2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Echo: Highest-priority emergency response for life-threatening situations requiring immediate action.
[2]
Structure Fire: Fire in a building or structure
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Location mentioned:
Near Useppa Is, Captiva, FL 33924
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