Possible chemical exposure at Grove Center

Heard on: DeSoto FL Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Lake Wales Rescue One to dispatch.

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Lake Wales Rescue One.

00:05

Are we staging for this call?

00:07

Affirmative, Lake Wales Rescue One.

00:11

Copy, we'll be staging.

00:13

Yes,

00:16

ma'am, you can show us we're at the stage.

00:18

Are we able to get back with the reporting party and find out specifically what chemicals are being used?

00:26

Lake Wales Rescue One to dispatch.

00:29

Lake Wales Rescue One.

00:31

Would you have us responding to that Grove Center call and have Lake Wales Engine One stage for this call?

00:39

Rescue 38.

00:41

Rescue 38.

00:44

Rescue 38, destination.

00:47

(number withheld).

00:48

Lake Wales Engine One, dispatch, you're on the stage.

00:52

Copy, have you on the stage for the overdose at (number withheld).

7/8/2026 02:09 PM

Fire

S 11th St, Lake Wales, FL 33853

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and rescue units in Lake Wales staged near the Grove Center for a possible hazardous chemical incident. Dispatch coordinated between a medical overdose call at a nearby location and this potential chemical exposure while crews waited for more information about the substances involved.