Multiple small brush fires near Orange Ave and Mt Pisgah Rd, Fort Meade FL
Multiple small brush fires were reported near Orange Avenue and Mount Pisgah Road. Initial concern about arson involved a white pickup truck seen on site. After contacting the property owner, it was clarified that mowing was occurring between groves and no intentional fires were confirmed. Law enforcement involvement for arson investigation was canceled. Fire crews contained the fires and managed spot fires in the groves.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
07:30
Transcript:
00:00
If we can just get, right behind engine 10 is going to be the road access where we can get to it.
00:07
Okay, I think I'm coming up on the backside right now.
00:12
This will let you copy that.
00:15
The bees will be right in front of you.
00:18
Should be able to contain that fire right there.
00:22
Okay.
00:25
Battalion State, that's fine.
00:27
That's six.
00:30
What to be on scene. I'm on Mount Diska.
00:33
I'll go ahead and assume command.
00:35
We're going to isolate this as the one fire is already out.
00:38
This will just be a command of brush fire.
00:42
I copy. So 3211.
00:48
RESTU-17.
00:50
Rest 270.
00:54
Resu 17 is responding one to Winterhaven Hospital?
00:58
Falling to Winnihavan 1311.
01:04
17. 17 dispatch.
01:07
119.
01:09
Complete.
01:11
Complete. 1311.
01:16
Four separate fires that have been lit off.
01:22
Can you get S-O-en route?
01:29
Show me back on, I mean,
01:32
investigating the state point,
01:34
it's one of the fires.
01:38
Hi, Codby, where are you going to be on scene for the two more separate fires? Are you still at Mount Piscan,
01:42
or I'm sorry, Orange Avenue in Mount Pisco or are you somewhere else now?
01:46
We're at fire number one. It's just now Deshawn on the east side of...
01:52
I'll Peska.
01:55
I copy, I'll have the Mineral.
02:00
Command, Inspector.
02:02
Okay, go ahead.
02:05
I'm not sure about the other two locations that he's talking about at this point.
02:08
Go ahead and add additional brush truck to the call.
02:11
I believe Burrace 28 was in bar two, kind of a monster in attack.
02:16
I copy, I'll have the Munro.
02:20
Sergeant D-7-6-1 command.
02:24
Command, go ahead.
02:27
So there's two separate hires that are not related to the first one in different spots, probably 2 300 yards apart.
02:37
There's a white pickup that she's pulling up now and try to make contact with them.
02:46
Command, I copy.
02:48
These are the white pickup truck over here on location as well.
02:50
Maybe the same route.
02:56
Question 28, outside fire, Orange Avenue, South, and Alpiscan Road. Select Act 8, Pack 8, 13, 13, 13.
03:06
I copy, 13, 13.
03:12
132 dispatch.
03:14
We are with patient chronic control.
03:17
Tish Kyle, Dr. Mitchell, 13 and 14.
03:24
Brush 20 is out of service. We'll need another brush unit.
03:28
The time 6 requested them and brush 28 already came up from bar to an advice they are responding.
03:33
Chopper.
03:39
Carson is a second one at the site.
03:42
Okay, ma'am.
03:45
Good man. Go ahead.
03:48
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.
04:03
We are unable to get to either one of the few fires. They don't appear to be very large.
04:09
What is the next incoming brush truck?
04:14
Brush 28 was added to the call. Go ahead, dispatch.
04:25
Are you going to want any additional brush trucks from forest stations since Bartos not going to be able to assist?
04:33
We've got Fort Meade, verse 761, verse 10, and verse 28 coming out of Bartzo, Jimmy.
04:40
We'll be okay with what I've got right now.
04:43
Okay, I just want to make sure. Thank you.
04:47
Copy that, ma'am. I appreciate it.
04:53
6-229. It is that.
04:56
229.
04:59
229 arrive at destination.
05:07
Destination 1360
05:09
Who's cleaning up this grove, Mowing?
05:17
Goff.
05:22
This Nash Rescue, 46.
05:29
Can you like attack five for you an abdominal pain? Callout 118 Polk Avenue.
05:35
Copy.
05:40
Rescue 16, one abdominal pain, 119, pole avenue, and tax 5, 1316.
05:49
The patch 2, far, 2761.
05:53
Go ahead.
05:55
Law enforcement does not have any available deputies at this time. Were you needing it for traffic control or just in reference to the fact of the white pickup truck that possibly was intentional sex?
06:03
Uh,
06:07
their first instinct was, uh,
06:12
I was afraid it was arson, but you can cancel,
06:14
Kelly.
06:16
I copy, thank you. I'll cancel him.
06:22
Commander G761.
06:25
Yes.
06:28
You have your tether drone?
06:32
I'm in the tender type of station. I don't have any exposures that I could see from here if you would like.
06:40
I can return to the station, grab the tethered drone, and come back.
06:48
Patient contact under control 1318.
06:52
Let's get patient contact under control 1318.
06:59
Luckin's restaurant right next to Havendale Boulevard.
07:04
It's going to be a light green scion,
07:09
four door, and a white Chevrolet pickup.
07:18
If you've got the area around the B's taking care of,
07:22
if you would come back towards the north end of the Orange Grove and hit a few of these little spot fires in the Orange Grove. Better back burning, please.
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Location mentioned:
S Orange Ave & Mt Pisgah Rd, Fort Meade, FL 33841
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