Unstable vehicle accident on Candler Road in Decatur, Decatur GA

Traffic

Reported: 08/20/2025 05:16 AM (PDT)

Near Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30034

There was an unstable vehicle accident at a location near a store. Emergency services are responding to the scene.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

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Transcript:
Advanced Medical[3] AD, Engine 20[1], Unstable Motor Vehicle Accident[2], 2768, Candler Road, at Dot Family Dollar. Advanced Medical AD, Engine 20, Unstable Motor Vehicle Accident, 2768, Candler Road. Engine 20 is clear.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Engine 20: Fire department response vehicle

[2]

Motor Vehicle Accident: Traffic collision involving injury or instability

[3]

Advanced Medical: EMS level of care

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Near Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30034

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302 based on 7 you can go available so forth go available 7 on the radio that's 10 4 we're going to be EOS for your supervision have a good night (number withheld) that's when we're on scene now getting dressed. Ready out of engine 20? We're clear 8.7 radio, can you put this shit on me? It's on same. 87 or... Okay. Command from engine 18. Do you have the FDC location? We'll be taking the third arriving against the assignment. Hey, we may have lost them inside. They may need to go to talk around. Engine 18 is off scene. Looking for FDC. We're the second arriving engine. We'll be part of the initial attacker. Engine 21 from the back to do anything on the alarm panel. Truck 21 from Engine 21. Can you, uh, do about the alarm panel, seating, by the way, to silence this thing. We're working on getting the elevator, setting phase one. 104 will check the alarm back if we're showing uh six more we're heading up to go check on it now advise you already check the panel command nudge 18 is located at the fcc we'll start helping up Both units clear and responded. In reference to the cause, it's going to be a black male, gray shorts, going to be on the side of Walgreens, get the front of us. Two-four. Two-four. The station is going to go POV, but we're going to be relocating to do some of those refusals off the highway for safer area. Engine 21 to Battalion 1. We made it up to the 6th floor. Nothing showing if it's Tom. Time 1 is clear. 6th floor, nothing showing us on the same. The time is on the same. The time 1 is on the same. The time 1 will be a same. All other companies just stage a trap at us right now. There's a slight odor on the south side of the 6th floor. Time looks there. Truck 21 was your location. Staying here in front of the elevators on the first floor. We got squad 21 with us. Squad 21, are you up with engine 21? Squad 21 is the truck 21. What's your location? Is it 15 set up the stairs to the 6th floor? Send 4. 21 truck, assist, engine 21 with recon, 15, same traffic. Good man from S18. We're in the lobby with those on standby, let's sniffing this anywhere else. 21 to command. I believe we've located the problem. There's a burnt fluorescent light in the hallway.

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