Grass fire near apartment building prompts evacuation, East Ridge TN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a grass fire near an apartment building on Roper Street close to D Street in East Ridge, Tennessee. Residents were evacuating as the fire potentially spread to the apartments.
Audio|Source: East Ridge Public Safety
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Transcript:
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51, 54, copy a possible apartment fire.
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Go ahead.
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51.
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C-700, near Roper Road and D Street in the dead end.
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They advise us getting close to the apartments right in front of the windows.
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They're trying to get everyone out of the apartments.
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Use 11-984.
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You're sure, it's Station 1, Station 2.
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Standby for a possible apartment fire.
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54-minute.
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29 on the other route.
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29, I'm clear.
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I guess I'm clear.
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Do you have a building number?
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Each read station one, station two.
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Respond,
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near Roper Street just off of D Street.
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Call came in as a grass fire now advising a possible apartment fire.
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Respond on Fireground 7, fireground 7, timeout in 1954.
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That's good.
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Sorry, my player.
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They didn't advise the building number.
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If I'm out here, I've got Actus Williams on the building.
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50, I'm clear.
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24 to 50, where are you?
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Come in, go to the right, I've got the fire down.
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Clear.
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Four on, we'll see.
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54, I'm clear.
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I'm clear.
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I feel I'm out here.
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51, I'm clear.
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Location mentioned:
Roper St, East Ridge, TN 37412
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