House struck by lightning with smoke and roof damage, Birmingham AL


Fire units responded to a possible structure fire near Legacy Drive. A house was struck by lightning causing a hole in the roof and smoke was detected.
Audio|Source: Hoover Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Engine 9, Engine 4, Engine 1, Comvalley, Quint 7, Rescue 5, Battalion 2, Battalion 1, hostile structure fire, 1, 1, 1, near Legacy Dr,
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struck by lightning,
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hole in the roof, can smell smoke.
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Engine 9, Engine 4, Engine 1, Hot Valley, Quint 7, Rescue 5, Battalion 2, Battalion 1.
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near Lexi Drive, possible structure fire, house struck by lightning, pockets of smoke, hole in roof, crossing Ramsey Drive, pressure Ramsey Road.
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In your water, fire.
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See the phone.
00:45
Reddy Forest Park.
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Battalion 1 to Battalion 2.
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Go ahead.
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Cancel Engine 1 to structure fire, have Engine 8 respond.
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Engine 8, en route to a different call.
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As far as they're en route to a tree down. Let's have them respond to the structure fire.
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We'll pick up the tree down with an additional company. We'll put that call on hold.
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Receive. Engine 8, receive.
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Engine 9 responding, rescue 9 out of service.
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Engine 9 responding, rescue 9 out of service.
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Quints then responding.
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Windtime responding.
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Fire alarm.
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Callout, Engine 181 is responding to near Legacy Drive.
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Time by responding.
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Rescue 5, respond.
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Press 5 respond.
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Engine 4 is 1. Engine 4 respond.
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Engine 4 respond.
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Do you receive to traffic.
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Tree has been removed from roadway by passerby.
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He needs to respond, near Legacy Drive.
02:09
Tree moved by passerby, responded near Lexington Drive.
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Engine 1 in turn, sir.
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Engine 1 in 30.
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In 192, respond.
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292, sir. For respond.
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292, sir. I can work on.
02:36
Engine 3, rescue for assigned position scare, near Montgomery Highway.
02:42
Female with altered mental status from withdrawal.
02:45
Police just got on scene, area clear for bad except.
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Engine nine, engine four, compound and clean some refute five, battalion action engine aid battalion two is battalion one responding near Legacy Dr on a possible structure fire, house struck by lightning, hole in the roof, can smell smoke please throw off the mountain
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Location mentioned:
Near Legacy Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242
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