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Brush fire near valley ridge drive in HomewoodHomewood AL

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Valley Ave & Valley Ridge Dr, Homewood, AL 35209

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a brush fire near Valley Ridge Drive and Valley Avenue in Homewood. The fire was behind a building near Valley Ridge Drive. Separate emergency units also responded to a general illness call at Skyline 260 Goodwin Crest Drive involving a sixty-six year old male in a wheelchair.

Audio|Heard on: Jefferson AL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Homewood Battalion One, Engine One in the area Valley Ridge Drive and Valley Avenue on a brush fire.
00:04
Homewood Battalion One, Engine One in the Valley Ridge Drive and Valley Avenue on brush fire.
00:10
Angel One responding.
00:14
Angel One is 20.
00:16
Battalion One responding.
00:19
Battalion One is 20.
00:21
Oh.
00:24
Homewood Battalion One, Engine One responding in the area Valley Ridge Drive and Valley Avenue.
00:27
Brush fire behind building near Valley Ridge Drive.
00:42
Homewood Engine Three at Skyline 260 Goodwin Crest Drive, general illness.
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Homewood Engine Three at Skyline 260 Goodwin Crest Drive, general illness.
00:52
Homewood Engine Three responding.
00:55
Homewood Engine Three, you're responding?
00:58
Our base is responding.
01:01
Our basement.
01:04
Everyone's on scene.
01:07
Engine One, when you come in from the first entrance,
01:11
it's just up on this bank.
01:13
Engine Two, go ahead and respond.
01:16
It's getting close to the apartment.
01:20
Truck Four, you can come ahead and respond too.
01:24
Let's have one on scene requesting Engine Two.
01:26
Truck Four responds.
01:28
Two responding.
01:30
Engine Two out.
01:33
How would Engine Three respond at Skyline 260 Goodwin Crest Drive? General illness, sixty-six year old male,
01:42
wheelchair bound.
01:43
Law enforcement on scene requesting medics.
01:45
RPS ALS.
01:48
Engine One, when you come into the first entrance, you can probably hit it with your deck gun.
01:52
I'm gonna go up to the top.

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Valley Ave & Valley Ridge Dr, Homewood, AL 35209
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