Firefighters respond to fireworks explosion near Herrmann Street, Metairie LA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of an explosion near Herrmann Street in Metairie, Louisiana. Upon arrival, it was determined that the sounds were fireworks being set off by several individuals. No fire or injuries were reported and units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson Parish Eastbank Fire Departments
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04:40
Transcript:
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Region 208, letter 187, engine 178, 129, 169, 160, respond to an explosion,
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near Laplace Street and West 178 Avenues in 2005.
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It's an explosion, near Laplace Street and West 178 Avenues in 2005.
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Plain of Eyes, last night you heard live booms near Clearview, now it's starting again.
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Heard them between Dreyfus and Laplace.
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File on time, 21, 21.
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Filearm squad 169 is in route.
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Copy school 169 in route.
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Filearm squad 169 is in route.
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Station 17, Firearm.
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Copy school 169.
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Station 17.
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Was 187 dispatcher there?
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File on 2080s in route.
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Repeat those. Caffeine's 2nd.
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Light 1-187 in a row.
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1-17-7 repeat.
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Probably 117.
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Was 187 dispatch that last call?
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Affirmative.
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File on from 308.
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Can you repeat those comments again, please?
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Complaint of eyes.
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Last night, (name withheld) heard loud booms near Clearview, and now hears them again between Dreyfus and Laplace.
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We just received another update.
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Anonymous caller reports two to three subjects setting off fireworks that sounded like a bomb near 4412 Herrmann Street.
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Copy follow.
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Do we dispatch this as a structure fire or an investigation?
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An explosion.
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178 en route?
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Page 178.
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File on 160.
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160. You can put mail riders.
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Sheriff's office is aware of this.
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Affirmative.
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Call cancelled for 187 and ladder 177 is en route.
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Copy letter 177 en route, cancel ladder 187.
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118, copy direct.
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Copy that one seven.
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Tom, two rates don't see you in there now.
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Copy in two the rate, I won't see in there any.
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160 from 208.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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We would stop by some complaints on the street near Herrmann and they say it was on Tammany.
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Sound like fireworks, we're gonna check it out.
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You can go for all incoming.
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117, clear, return to the dispatch.
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Copy 117, returning.
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178, clear returning.
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Copy to 178, returning.
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Honest, clear, returning.
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Copy school, 16, on returning.
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160-0-0. Copy 160, clear.
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Trial of 208.
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Trial of 208. Judge 208.
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Did the complainant leave an address by any chance?
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Complainant did not wish to speak, but they said near 4412 Herrmann Street is where it was?
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Flat of 187 in quarters.
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Chapter that 187 in quarters.
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Copy follow on.
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2.08 is going to be en route back near 4412 Herrmann Street.
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Copy near 4412.
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Copy near 4412. Can you have JPS? I'll meet me there.
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Copy.
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Major 178, the station.
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Copy to 178 in station.
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I'm on the 177 station.
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Copy letter 177 institution.
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Herrmann St, Metairie, LA 70006
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