False fire report near railroad behind Home Depot, Charlotte NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to repeated reports of a possible fire near the railroad tracks behind the Home Depot on Parkton Road in Charlotte. The caller claimed to see a fire but repeatedly hung up or refused to cooperate. Responders found no signs of fire, smoke, or haze and suspected the caller might be under the influence.
Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 40, this is the same caller we had on Parkton Road earlier.
00:04
We're trying to figure out where he is.
00:05
He keeps saying that there's a fire and that he's walking on the railroad tracks in the woods, but then he keeps disconnecting or refuses to answer.
00:16
Intersection. We're thinking he might be near the railroad tracks behind the Home Depot, but he's calling in on the admin line.
00:23
We're unable to use Rapid SOS.
00:27
Okay, cut off.
00:30
Ladder 40, along.
00:33
Ladder 40, go ahead.
00:36
Unable to locate anything.
00:38
We checked all around the Home Depot and we traveled the corridor on Parkton Road Road just behind the Home Depot, traveled on the tracks, can't find anything.
00:47
We're going to be available unless you have anything further.
00:50
Hey, he actually just called back.
00:52
I'm trying to ask if he can see the fire truck.
00:55
Can you blow the air horn? We got him on the phone.
00:58
Air horn if you don't mind.
01:02
Copy,
01:03
very sure.
01:05
No, I'm not hearing it.
01:06
He must not be super close to you then.
01:10
Ladder 40, I didn't hear it, but he also hung up right around the time that you might have hit it.
01:15
We got him back again.
01:18
Go ahead and hit that air horn one more time.
01:20
He's on the phone.
01:23
Copy.
01:24
I'm just going to keep hitting it.
01:27
Yeah, the call takers are hearing it.
01:29
They're on the phone with him right now.
01:32
Ladder 40, he must be pretty close.
01:34
He's being very difficult.
01:35
We think he's under the influence of something, which is why he's not responding normally.
01:40
But we did hear that air horn.
01:43
Okay, you said do you think he?
01:47
I think he's under the influence of something.
01:49
He is not responding normally.
01:53
Okay.
01:54
Yeah, we've.
01:55
We traveled all up and down the railroad.
01:59
Oh,
02:00
we don't have any smell, no haze.
02:03
We can see all down the railroad tracks and there's no fire, so that's how far.
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Location mentioned:
Parkton Rd, Charlotte, NC
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