Dispute leads to false house fire report in Ferguson Township, St Louis County MO
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and police officers responded to a report of a tenant setting a house on fire near Cavalier Court in Ferguson Township. Upon investigation, crews found no visible fire. It was determined that the report stemmed from a dispute between a tenant and a property owner, and the units cleared the scene after confirming there was no fire.
Audio|Heard on: St. Louis MO Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:22
Transcript:
00:00
Central County is responding.
00:01
Cavalier Court reported that a tenant set the house on fire.
00:06
Police are responding.
00:09
(number withheld) verifying response.
00:13
(number withheld) is on the scene, single-story residence.
00:16
Nothing visible from exterior.
00:19
I'll be out doing a 360.
00:21
I have command side A front of the building.
00:24
(number withheld) on scene, single-story residential, nothing visible.
00:28
I'll do a 360. Three hundred and 60, (number withheld) has command.
00:31
(number withheld) on scene.
00:36
(number withheld) on scene.
00:39
(number withheld).
00:40
That's clear. All units stage on Bella Clare near Cavalier Ct, switch over Tac 10.
00:43
You are all made (number withheld).
00:47
(number withheld), can you contact the person that called you?
00:53
Try to get some more information.
00:55
We don't find anything.
01:01
It was the property owner that called us.
01:04
They're advising they were having a dispute with tenants and tenants left a voicemail saying they were going to set the house on fire.
01:10
The property owner is on the way.
01:12
No ETA.
01:15
That's clear.
01:16
(number withheld) can handle.
01:17
You have all units disregard.
01:20
We're out too. That's clear holding (number withheld).
01:21
All these responding.
Disclaimer:
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:
Bella Clare Dr & Cavalier Ct, Ferguson Township, MO 63136
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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