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Semi truck fire closes Highway 640 in FloridaPolk County FL

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Hwy 640, Florida

A semi truck overturned and caught fire on Highway 640 in Florida. The fire spread to nearby grass, causing a fuel fire. The entire highway was closed, and law enforcement was called to control traffic.

Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
02:56
Transcript:
00:00
I've got a semi-all size of roadway.
00:02
We want to shut the entire 640 down at this time. We do have it spreading through the grass as well.
00:08
We'll advise.
00:12
10-4[1], I copy and I'll also make sure we have law enforcement coming for traffic control, semi-on-the-side roadway, shutting down 6.40.
00:23
About 6. Is that, go ahead and get a brush truck, too, just in case?
00:27
10-4[1].
00:32
Did you make, water on fire?
00:36
Water on the fire, 1527.
00:41
233-inchin-33 traumatic injury 1981 Ernie Codwell Boulevard Davenport Tech 5 1528
00:49
328 327 Dr.Cic-Gershal, patient contact, under specials.
00:57
Patient contact under control, 1528. See.
01:04
Rescue 17.
01:07
Covering zone.
01:08
17, I copy Covering Zone.
01:15
1528.
01:17
Brush 8, vehicle fire, highway 640, and Denson Road.
01:21
Tack 8, Tack 8, 1529.
01:27
Place mail 33's call, shall we respond?
01:39
Additional attack.
01:42
Place me on engine 33's call. Show me responding.
01:49
That's 15.
01:51
Show us responding.
01:57
Engine 8 to tell you, 6.
02:01
Good.
02:04
If you get a breast rookie round, I believe you've got the rest for a hundred strong.
02:10
I copy.
02:12
You can go ahead and show me to establish a command.
02:15
We can slow the brush 15 into route.
02:18
104, brush 15 you copy.
02:22
Brush 15, can you repeat?
02:25
Can slow Van Rock.
02:28
Copy you know.
02:31
10 and 15, you can show me on the same.
02:38
Is he made the command.
02:44
Good.
02:46
You notify State worry point.
02:49
We've got to do the sound plate and we got a fuel fire.
02:51
We got a copy. Did he advise about how much fuel?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message is received and understood.

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Hwy 640, Florida

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