Car hits pole on Somerville Road, no one trapped

Heard on: Decatur AL Fire Dispatch

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Central ladder three, rescue one,

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battalion one, medic 02:15 , 203 , wreck, Delta, area (number withheld) , summer road, vehicle versus pole.

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Fifteen or six.

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Essential units responding to the wreck.

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I spoke with one occupant, state bias, no injury, but there's smoke, the smell of smoke inside the vehicle, and a pole is broken in half.

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Central Rescue One available.

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Copy Rescue One available.

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Control to all units, advise now.

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PD's on scene, advise one female cannot get out of the vehicle.

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Lighter three.

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Copy ladder three on scene.

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Ladder three, do you advise that there is entrapment? If I need to roll any other units, mark.

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It's the caller that was involved.

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Advised everybody was out of the vehicle.

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No, nobody's entrapped.

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Everybody's out of the vehicle.

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Just copy, nobody's entrapped.

2026-10-22 08:15 UTC

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Somerville Rd SE, Decatur, AL 35601

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash near Summer Road where a car struck a pole. There was smoke inside the vehicle and the pole was broken. A female reportedly could not get out, but responders later confirmed everyone was out and not trapped.