Fire crews check smoke near Ball Camp Baptist Church, Knoxville TN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of black smoke in a wooded area near Forest Ridge and Ball Camp Baptist Church in Knoxville. Multiple units searched the area but did not find any active fire, and smoke dissipated shortly after arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Knox TN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:45
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, Tower One in area attempting to locate.
00:04
Copy, Tower One in the area.
00:08
Right.
00:11
403's in the area.
00:13
402 in the area.
00:16
Dispatch Rescue One, same traffic.
00:18
Did the caller give a better location on this?
00:22
Let me think.
00:25
They didn't give any other information.
00:26
Just said a lot of black smoke in the wooded area.
00:32
43, I'm in the area.
00:33
I do see a light smoke near where Forest Ridge is,
00:37
kind of between there and Ball Camp Baptist Church.
00:41
401 in the area?
00:43
401 area.
00:46
401 from Car 43.
00:50
Over 401.
00:53
You guys go down where Schaad Road is.
00:57
I'm here at Ball Camp Baptist and I'm not seeing anything currently.
01:01
Went to Forest Ridge and I wasn't able to see anything from there either.
01:06
Confirmed, we came down Schaad and didn't see anything on our end as well.
01:09
We came out just before you're out on Ball.
01:15
43 copy.
01:17
Chief Four from Car Forty Three.
01:21
Chief Four, Car Forty Three?
01:25
Dispatch from Car Forty Three.
01:28
Car Forty Three,
01:31
since smoke has dissipated, if we don't have any further calls,
01:35
recommend everyone except for 401 go back in service.
01:40
Copy, no further calls.
01:43
Everyone except for 401 back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Ball Camp Byington Rd, Knoxville, TN 37931
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