Crews investigate reports of trash fire near Second Street

Heard on: Polk County FL Fire-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Brush 19, you're responding to outside fire.

00:03

Battalion Four.

00:05

Battalion Four, dispatch.

00:08

I'm on scene at the intersection.

00:11

Nothing here.

00:12

I'm going to begin investigating.

00:13

Heading south on Second Street, approximately now.

00:18

Copy. The reporting center advised of the exact street where the fire is located.

00:21

Only advised homes, people are burning a lot of trash in the area.

00:26

Copy. Battalion Four to Engine 17.

00:34

Oh, if there's extra information about the homeless people burning trash, it's probably going to be on the north side of Smiley, but I'm going to go ahead and clear the south side of Second Street.

00:44

Copy, we'll be turning on Sawmill here momentarily.

00:47

We'll check the north side.

00:49

Battalion 4, brush 19.

00:53

First 19.

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So we're searching for the outside fire.

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You can stage at the entrance to Phoenix Industries.

2026-11-12 23:13 UTC

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Snively Ave, Winter Haven, FL 33880

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of an outside fire near Second Street and Smiley in Winter Haven. Units searched the area after dispatch advised that people were reportedly burning trash, but no active fire was found at the intersection. Crews continued checking nearby streets and were directed to stage near a local industrial entrance.

Crews investigate reports of trash fire near Second Street

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