homeless camp fire with search near storage area, Palmetto FL
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in a homeless camp near the storage area off 10th Street and 17th Avenue in Palmetto, Florida. Firefighters reported limited access with hoses and began searching for a missing person. Efforts included coordinating with multiple units and assessing access challenges due to fencing and terrain near the site.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
06:47
Transcript:
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Battalion 5 from 531.
00:06
Pettalion 531.
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Or Battalion 531 from 531.
00:11
Good.
00:13
I've got about a 20,
00:16
like 40 area in a homeless camp on fire.
00:20
I don't have access to it with the hose right now.
00:22
I have a gentleman here saying his sister was here, so we're doing a search real quick.
00:30
Okay.
00:33
Battalion 5-621.
00:35
Do you need it's emergency or non-emergency?
00:43
BORI-BORI-BORI-BORI-BORI-B! BORI-B!
00:57
Tanker, 534, NRFD3, Italian 5, alpha 6, alpha 2, inspector 592, fireboat 516, structure fire, respond on tack 5, refer to MDC for address.
01:17
Can get a hose through there?
01:19
It'll be a courtyard.
01:24
Probably white-tight, corner to look for the door to get you a port here, right there.
01:29
I'll receive you can access it.
01:32
I see if you can access it.
01:35
Battalion 5.
01:38
Battalion 5.
01:40
Not sure if you're working on the units that were dispatched, but I've got 511 getting ready to come up to respond to this as well.
01:52
Yeah, there were units dispatched incorrectly.
01:55
We're working on it.
01:57
Copy, thank you.
02:21
511, you're responding to the brushfire, respond on top of 11.
02:28
We've checked the structure inside and out.
02:30
Unable to find any source of electrical smell.
02:34
However, there is a possible drain smell slash issue inside the business.
02:41
Command's terminated, but tiny two is available.
02:44
211 and 219 will be clearing momentarily.
02:48
Copy, commend, showing Battalion 2, showing available 20-J6.
02:57
We're going to be working on a courtyard.
02:59
The gentleman here has said, now he cannot find her bike.
03:10
Alpha 6. Structure Fire.
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Respond on Pack 5.
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Refer to MDC for address.
03:39
Copy, working brush fire only at 22.7.
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531 for 511.
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A.C. Battalion 4 is on scene.
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Bonus step.
03:56
Battalion 5, copy on scene, establishing command at 22.07.
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Command for 511.
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Alpha 6 in row.
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Alpha 62208.
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2208.
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211, go ahead.
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211.
04:22
211. That would be in 211.
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212.
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20.
04:27
2.2.8.
04:33
Now you're just arriving on Steam.
04:35
Do you want us to commit to the front of this storage facility or go around to the submit plane in the rear off of 17th?
04:48
Stand by just a second.
04:49
I'm trying to get the eyes on it.
04:56
Command from ECC, do you still want the latter truck dispatch?
05:03
It's the large unit is available.
05:07
I'm talking available to 20409.
05:16
There. It used to be, I believe it used to be a storage area.
05:27
The east of the storage area off of 10th Street.
05:32
So it would be just west of the storage unit, but just east of Detwiler's.
05:39
Probably,
05:43
we'll see we can find him.
05:46
It looks like it's a dirt road from here.
05:53
The team of the patient's 20-2-10.
06:00
NACC, just confirming you do not need that ladder truck cell.
06:05
Negative.
06:06
Thank you, 2210.
06:12
You 511 is on-seat.
06:15
Engine 511, 22-10.
06:21
11, were you able to make X-Qist back there?
06:24
We're heading back now.
06:26
We've got a heavy barbar fence.
06:27
We're probably not going to be able to cut through unless we cut this new fence.
06:32
Even then...
06:40
There's a lock on this fence I can cut.
06:42
There's a lock on this fence I can cut if you want us to commit to this.
06:45
If not, we'll turn around and go make a different approach.
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Location mentioned:
17th Ave W & 10th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
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