Fire and rescue respond to vehicle fire near Broadway Ave, Forest Lake MN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and rescue teams responded to a vehicle fire near Broadway Avenue in Forest Lake. Assistance from nearby stations was requested to support operations. Multiple vehicles involved in accidents were towed, with state patrol coordinating traffic and resource staging.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Forest Lake G4.
00:01
Forest Lake G4.
00:04
Go ahead. If Scandia has resources available, will you please request them to stand by in our station with education tools and an engine?
00:17
Copy. Scandia Station 1 fires out another accident, but I will check.
00:25
(name withheld), let me know if they are not available, please.
00:29
They're going to use our toes to get them off the road.
00:35
Dispatch, make sure that there are enough, please.
00:42
Command, engine one.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:50
On fire. Last Dan's Towing is pulling this vehicle out right now.
00:55
State as the occupant, we should be clearing shortly. Where would you like me to go?
01:00
See a DSV. Copy.
01:02
You head up to Home Depot and stage there for now.
01:07
Copy that.
01:11
Come here, brush one.
01:14
Go.
01:16
Can you confirm where you would like us?
01:22
35 northbound.
01:25
North of Highway 8, about a mile up near the county line, you'll see me.
01:31
Copy.
01:33
What's your personnel?
01:37
Sweet and Marshall.
01:40
Copy. I'm going to steal Marshall from you when you get up here.
01:48
Someone to head up to fifth floor here.
01:51
Is there someone in the government center this morning?
01:55
Yeah,
01:57
yep.
02:00
23's in the government center.
02:02
He's on Brakeville.
02:11
8823.
02:18
407. All right, last notation for you, I believe you might have already had it.
02:23
Three vehicles northbound 35 have the east of central county line that are in need of toes.
02:28
Two with heavy damage that will need flatbeds.
02:31
Just confirmed that the tow trucks are out.
02:35
Yep, State Patrol has multiple vehicles or tow trucks en route to the area and we'll be standing.
02:43
Very good. Highest priority is making sure traffic consult 35 northbound.
02:48
And then I think we're waiting for close to clear.
02:51
Kathy.
02:56
On your ops channel.
03:01
Scandia, station one.
03:04
Forest Lake is looking for station staffing from an engine with extra station tools at their station.
03:09
Is Scandia able to help?
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Location mentioned:
W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, MN 55025
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