Smoke reported at Bowman Point Apartments, Little Rock AR
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of smoke at Bowman Point Apartments near South Bowman Road in Little Rock. The caller reported visible smoke coming from a second-floor balcony of a four-level residential building. Crews investigated multiple floors but initially found nothing showing. Fire units established command, forced entry into an affected apartment, and coordinated with maintenance following the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Pulaski AR Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
near South Bowman, Bowman Point Apartments.
00:09
It's going to be building 14.
00:14
Copy that.
00:16
Station Shearer's last traffic was really low.
00:20
All companies, show you responding near South Bowman.
00:23
Building 14, apartment 202.
00:28
Building 14, apartment 202.
00:32
It's going to be a four-level building.
00:36
Caller is reporting smoke in home.
00:40
They can see smoke coming from the balcony door on the second floor.
00:45
Communications, did you say this was going to be building 14?
00:49
That's affirmative.
00:52
Potential Battalion Nine did come through this time.
00:58
That's negative.
01:01
Engine 14.
01:03
Down scene.
01:04
Multi-story residential condominium.
01:06
We don't have anything showing from the A side.
01:10
36th Street would be the A side.
01:12
Be off investigating.
01:14
All other units stay en route.
01:17
20 on scene station.
01:20
Engine 14, go ahead.
01:26
Yeah, first and second floor.
01:27
On your side.
01:29
What was your question?
01:32
I was asking here, first and second floor, up here on this other side, third and fourth floor, but we got nothing showing.
01:40
That's affirmative.
01:43
Truck 15 will be on scene.
01:46
Okay, (name withheld), I'll see.
01:49
Engine 9 will take staging.
01:52
Communications, you did advise apartment 202, correct?
01:57
That's affirmative.
02:00
All companies just stage out there on 36 for right now.
02:09
Command of engine 20.
02:13
Command engine one.
02:15
That's you, engine four.
02:20
Hey, we found a room.
02:21
There's an alarm going off 14202.
02:25
We got nobody coming to the door.
02:27
We're attempting to force it now.
02:30
Battalion 9, I have command.
02:31
Go ahead and force the door.
02:32
You got smell of smoke around it?
02:35
28 Battalion 9.
02:43
Battalion 9, we're having difficulty getting out with our radios.
02:47
Can you switch to direct?
02:50
Copy that, let's go direct.
02:58
Engine 21's on scene staging.
03:02
Battalion 23 on scene staging.
03:05
Battalion 23, do you have traffic?
03:08
That's affirmative.
03:09
Yeah, we're here on scene on Bowman.
03:12
If you can, reach out to a maintenance personnel and see if we can have them respond to this apartment that's been affected.
03:19
Thanks, copy.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S Bowman Rd Apt. 1248, Little Rock, AR 72211
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