Multiple brush fires spread near Orange Ave and Mt Pisgah Rd, Fort Meade FL
Multiple brush fires started near Orange Avenue South and Mount Pisgah Road. The fires are spreading rapidly due to strong winds. Fire crews and law enforcement are on scene working to contain the fires and investigating the cause. A suspicious white pickup truck was seen in the area. The property owner reported no intentional burning, only mowing between groves. Some fires are small and not easily accessible. Additional brush trucks have been requested to assist.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
08:20
Transcript:
00:00
I think they can come up behind their engine.
00:03
It's fine. It's going into the green kind of where we're at.
00:07
I'm going to try to walk a little bit on top of the hill or see what I can see.
00:13
What I'm asking is, is when we clear this fire, fire, where would you like us to the response? Are you down county line or down Keller?
00:23
Mark, Malpiscuit, just come down and go right behind an inch and finish.
00:28
Okay.
00:36
232. 232?
00:38
We're complete. Are there any goals in our zone?
00:44
You're clear.
00:48
232, my apologies, there is one of 400 Florida avenues now.
00:56
Copy.
00:58
Just that's 31.
01:01
31, we copy, thank you, 232.
01:05
31, are you able to go hold up 231 and cancel them?
01:11
31, I can make contact with them, yes ma'am.
01:14
Thank you.
01:17
Fall, 118, Prazer Drive, Tach 5, 07.
01:26
Lake 16, go ahead.
01:28
Just making sure you were responding. I just, I don't show that you're on the way yet.
01:35
That's pregnant.
01:36
Show us responding.
01:38
10-4[1].
01:43
Hello, active green here.
01:48
I was able to get Aizai on a NAPTCU but I couldn't find access off the NAPTCHA.
01:54
Chief 7161 to try to make access from County Lawrence.
01:59
And I'll be that.
02:04
Break.
02:07
Fire 2, Command 2,
02:08
7661. Thank you.
02:19
Russ, you two.
02:22
We're complete.
02:24
Complete 13-0-A.
02:26
Thank you.
02:32
Taxion service, covering zones.
02:35
Have we covered.
02:39
I covered.
02:41
Okay.
02:43
I copy death. The 8-9-13.9.
02:49
Your water.
02:53
Part 2, Command, Battalion 6. All right, 6, good.
03:02
Yeah, speed picked up, the fire is pushing pretty rapid now, going south.
03:08
The only way we're going to be able to stop, it's going to be four or three.
03:14
That's six, I copy.
03:19
29 in rail, Winterhaven.
03:24
Transporting Winterhaven 1310.
03:28
TAC 5[2], 1310.
03:31
Zero 9 a alpha, 509A alpha.
03:40
Javierna, thank you.
03:42
You're welcome.
03:44
I'm standing with the 12th amount of the bees, the tires pushing on them a little bit.
03:49
If we can just get, right behind engine 10 is going to be the road access where we can get to it.
03:57
Okay, I think I'm coming up on the backside right now.
04:02
This will let you copy that.
04:04
The bees will be right in front of you.
04:08
Should be able to contain that fire right there.
04:12
Okay.
04:15
Battalion State, that's fine.
04:17
That's six.
04:20
What to be on scene. I'm on Mount Diska.
04:23
I'll go ahead and assume command.
04:25
We're going to isolate this as the one fire is already out.
04:28
This will just be a command of brush fire.
04:32
I copy. So 3211.
04:38
RESTU-17.
04:40
Rest 270.
04:44
Resu 17 is responding one to Winterhaven Hospital?
04:48
Falling to Winnihavan 1311.
04:53
17. 17 dispatch.
04:57
119.
04:59
Complete.
05:00
Complete. 1311.
05:06
Four separate fires that have been lit off.
05:12
Can you get S-O-en route?
05:19
Show me back on, I mean,
05:22
investigating the state point,
05:24
it's one of the fires.
05:28
Hi, Codby, where are you going to be on scene for the two more separate fires? Are you still at Mount Piscan,
05:32
or I'm sorry, Orange Avenue in Mount Pisco or are you somewhere else now?
05:36
We're at fire number one. It's just now Deshawn on the east side of...
05:42
I'll Peska.
05:45
I copy, I'll have the Mineral.
05:50
Command, Inspector.
05:52
Okay, go ahead.
05:54
I'm not sure about the other two locations that he's talking about at this point.
05:58
Go ahead and add additional brush truck to the call.
06:00
I believe Burrace 28 was in bar two, kind of a monster in attack.
06:06
I copy, I'll have the Munro.
06:09
Sergeant D-7-6-1 command.
06:14
Command, go ahead.
06:17
So there's two separate hires that are not related to the first one in different spots, probably 2 300 yards apart.
06:27
There's a white pickup that she's pulling up now and try to make contact with them.
06:36
Command, I copy.
06:37
These are the white pickup truck over here on location as well.
06:40
Maybe the same route.
06:46
Question 28, outside fire, Orange Avenue, South, and Alpiscan Road. Select Act 8, Pack 8, 13, 13, 13.
06:56
I copy, 13, 13.
07:02
132 dispatch.
07:03
We are with patient chronic control.
07:07
Tish Kyle, Dr. Mitchell, 13 and 14.
07:14
Brush 20 is out of service. We'll need another brush unit.
07:18
The time 6 requested them and brush 28 already came up from bar to an advice they are responding.
07:23
Chopper.
07:29
Carson is a second one at the site.
07:32
Okay, ma'am.
07:35
Good man. Go ahead.
07:37
made contact with the property owner. He said the only thing that they have going on out here is somebody's mowing in between the groves, but there's no intentional fires being with.
07:53
We are unable to get to either one of the few fires. They don't appear to be very large.
07:59
What is the next incoming brush truck?
08:04
Brush 28 was added to the call. Go ahead, dispatch.
08:15
Are you going to want any additional brush trucks from forest stations since Bartos not going to be able to assist?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message is received and understood.
[2]
TAC 5: Tactical radio channel 5
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Location mentioned:
S Orange Ave & Mt Pisgah Rd, Fort Meade, FL 33841
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