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Fire starts near staircase at Useppa Island propertyCaptiva FL

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Near Useppa Is, Captiva, FL 33924

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
04:43
Transcript:
00:00
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.
00:14
Respond on dispatch 2.
00:16
Marine 151, BGMA 231, Marine 1171, CHAR, Coast Guard, FWC, L-C-S-O-H-HO-HO, and MERTRT response.
00:31
Control, engine 221 responding.
00:36
Engine 221 responding, 604. To control, 181.
00:47
Engine 181. Engine 181.
00:52
Showing 181 to program.
00:54
The launch Marine 181.
00:57
Engine 181 en route to the boat ramp to launch 605. C-050. Cathedral 150.
01:12
Are you able to give us any more information on the structure fire on as to its location?
01:22
Control of May 32.
01:28
Control, one responder from Fort Myers.
01:34
U71 responding, 606.
01:41
So we control from 932.
01:45
932.
01:47
Care has been transferred to leaf light.
01:51
Care transferred to leaf light 6.07.
01:59
Near Useppa Island.
02:01
Respond on dispatch 2, Useppa 1.
02:07
Hey, so Captain 150.
02:11
Captain 150, the best that we can figure out is that there's a fire near the staircase.
02:17
As a call you're in.
02:22
The shoulder 1-701-0-out to the duck.
02:28
The dock ladder 171 607. Okay.
02:36
It is.
02:41
Do you control?
02:46
Go ahead, control.
02:48
The call is advising that they smell smoke in the area and they saw flames on the outside staircase.
03:00
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.
03:12
Pete, it's in the courtyard area by the fountain,
03:15
in a bucket, but it's starting to spread to the staircase.
03:19
Kathy, I went to the beach side first, I'm heading around back.
03:27
Copy Pete's on scene with his cart.
03:32
Control engine C-21R-Upusack, Channel.
03:38
Agent 221, repeat.
03:42
Requesting, TAC channel.
03:45
You set the 2, use the LGTAC-1 channel. All the MERT response units are coming on LGTAC-1.
03:53
Got him, switch.
03:59
Control City Engine 11.
04:02
The flight is transported to DG5. We're going to terminate LZ command.
04:11
Terminating LZ command 612.
04:18
This is County 1.
04:20
What tack channel for E7?
04:23
They're on LGTAC-1, with the vert response teams.
04:34
Usepa 2, Delta, structure fire.
04:38
At Collierin, near Useppa Island.
04:41
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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Near Useppa Is, Captiva, FL 33924

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