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Fire crews handle dumpster blaze near Central StCleveland TN

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audio iconFire & Arson
Central St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a possible dumpster fire near Central Street Northwest in Cleveland after reports that fireworks had been thrown into a dumpster, igniting a mattress. Radio traffic also mentioned a possible disturbance involving a person with a knife and a vehicle, but details were unclear and may refer to a separate incident or miscommunication. Crews established a command and handled the fire scene.

Audio|Heard on: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Station four, have a dumpster fire near Central Street Northwest.
00:08
Fifty 69, it looks like you are going to be closer than them.
00:10
Can you be around?
00:13
Okay.
00:22
Sixty-nine 50.
00:23
They're advising a female pulled a knife out.
00:25
Correction, a male pulled a knife out, went at their vehicle.
00:28
Says he's holding a flashlight.
00:33
Still waiting on a description.
00:38
You can show me around as well.
00:46
Just wrapped a black burn.
00:48
Caller's advised that there was a person wearing all black.
00:51
Said they were older.
00:55
Caller is no longer on scene.
01:01
It's near Central Street Northwest.
01:07
Somebody threw fireworks in a dumpster and caught a mattress on fire that’s in the trash.
01:17
Down on Ninety-Seventh Area.
01:22
I go around.
01:27
The Blackburn.
01:28
Caller advised she was at the corner of Dalton Pike and Blackburn, said it was the red light.
01:33
Said a man raised a weapon towards her car.
01:36
She left, said he tried to chase after her with a knife.
01:44
I'll just mail 1060 Europe.
01:50
Thirty-nine, did you need to uncall her out for that vehicle?
01:56
Ten 50, he's got someone on the way to pick it up.
01:59
Thanks.
02:05
Fifty in the area.
02:10
Forty-six, huh?
02:13
I copy.
02:17
Starting taking black marks.
02:21
I copy.
02:25
In traffic.
02:34
Engine four, roll me on scene.
02:35
Engine four will have Central Street command, ordinary dumpster fire.

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Central St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311

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