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Bonfire mistaken for fence fire near Southwind DrRichland MS

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Southwind Dr, Richland, MS 39218

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to Southwind Drive near Flow Circle after a caller reported a fence on fire at the entrance to a subdivision. Responders initially found flames described as about four feet high but later determined the blaze to be a bonfire behind a residence rather than a structural fire. No injuries or property damage were mentioned.

Audio|Heard on: Rankin County Police and Fire
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Station one, station one.
00:01
Can I get you en route to the corner of Flow Circle and Southwind Drive? Flow Circle and Southwind Drive.
00:08
I got a caller that is advising that a fence that is at the entrance of the subdivision is currently on fire.
00:16
Advises flames are about 4 ft high.
00:23
PD, y'all copy that traffic on SC?
00:28
Two cop, you have a low circle of where?
00:31
Southland Drive entrance to the Southland subdivisions, not the apartments.
00:38
Okay, well.
00:46
Southland Drive at Flow Circle looks to fear that the fence to enter to the subdivision is on fire.
00:54
Two to three, you can stay ten eight.
00:56
I'm about to pull up on it.
01:02
That was just there.
01:06
Probably coming here.
01:09
Something on fire.
01:20
Nast ten four. My caller is at (number withheld) Flow Circle.
01:22
She said there was a bit of a distance, but she could have sworn it had flames coming off of it.
01:31
Other one's going to ease that direction.
01:35
Nast ten four. Just be advised he is in the area now and has not seen anything so far.
01:53
So. Two, I'm at (number withheld) Flow Circle and there is nothing on fire here.
02:00
Clever.
02:04
You want me to go ahead and meet FD?
02:08
I've got a fire behind the residence up here.
02:11
It's like a bonfire but it's not a fence on fire.

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Southwind Dr, Richland, MS 39218

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