Brush and structure fire near Dollar Tree in Fort Meade, Fort Meade FL
Fire & ArsonA large brush and structure fire occurred near Dollar Tree on Charleston Avenue South in Fort Meade. The fire spread rapidly northwest through dense grass, threatening multiple structures and impacting power lines. Fire crews worked to protect buildings and contain the fire along railroad tracks and nearby fields.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Structure fire. For Rescue 10, Medic 9, Fire Chief 761, Bat 4, Ladder 15, 15, Engine 761, engine 28, engine 35, Tinder 19, Air Truck 2, Safety 501 at Dollar Tree, near Charleston Avenue South, Fort Meade, TAC11, TAC11, 1627.
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Right now we have, looks like we're probably at about 7 to 8 acres,
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fire heading northwest rapidly.
00:30
Right now we're into cogan grass and resilient pepper, so we've got a pretty good fuel source.
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We do have a natural break in a freshly cloud field here at the north, but it's going to keep moving west.
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I don't know if that's another set of railway tracks.
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It's already jumped one set of tracks.
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It started on the east side of the track.
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Now we're over to the west side.
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Multiple structures in danger on the south side.
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That power lines right now right about through the middle of it.
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Copy, how about of them structures? You know, doing a structure protection or what we got? Right now I have an engine on a group of the structures up there.
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We just saved a travel camper that's out in the woods in the middle of the Cogon grass.
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And I believe the structures all the way at the south end of our state.
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The head is going to be moving north to north-west, which is mostly just Codong Cog-Rast.
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No structures in its path so far.
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All right, copy, leaving now.
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Got about a 35, 40-minute ETA.
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Okay,
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that's what I take it for me, please.
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Thank you.
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Happy, you're welcome.
01:51
You understand how we're holding up.
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Section 13, patient contact under control.
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Patient contact under control, 1629.
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The collision, Clubhouse Road, Yalbara Lane, Highland City, Taxic, 1629.
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We're good on this side.
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It still looks like it's pushing north.
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We've still got it.
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a couple hundred feet before it gets my way.
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It looks like it's slow moving to the south,
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just because of how tall the coconut grasses.
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Okay.
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Brush 7, or command of 761 and brush 10.
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Thanks, 31.
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31. 31.
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Our chat isn't updated.
02:50
Can you tell me what time we got to Lakeland on our last call, please?
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First 1630.
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Senator Copy, thank you.
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This is complete. Tech 9c3.m.m.
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H204 Goet.
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Select 6 for breaking problems, near Newport Avenue.
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The Paz, Clubhouse, and your overall, U.TL.
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Do you have any further information?
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The brush 10, the world brush 761.
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Brust 6-1. Brush 6.
03:43
Hey, can you head back out to come west? There's a tractor down here that's possibly in danger.
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Might need a little water on.
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Preston heading your way.
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Marks, please.
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Clear 16-goal.
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We'll use you at the moment.
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We'll be circling around the area.
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I copy. Stay loud as if you get mail line.
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Five-six to bro ten.
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I got eyes on, go ahead.
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Okay, yeah, I was just checking.
04:35
I didn't see him over here.
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That, digs, I kind of see the top of the house is over, going to be south of a black fire here.
04:49
The wind's not blowing that way, but if you got somebody over there that kind of put eyes on it.
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We advise, we can advise me have a Highway 540A in Yarbrough.
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Highway 540A and Yarbrough.
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Nice, but thank you.
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That's good.
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And that's six command.
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I'll go ahead of student commands from over here on those leaves.
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You got that under control where you're at.
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That's fine.
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That's this, Benz.
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That's how to hear.
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Let me come in.
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What is we got?
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Is R.761 currently engaged?
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Rush 761, go ahead.
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Are you currently engaged in fighting any fire?
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This is a slow movement here by the railroad tracks to hold this corner.
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What do you need?
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I'm by the railroad tracks also.
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I may be yourself.
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I can't see you through the smoke.
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229.
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629 in a route one haven, one patient.
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229 in a route one are given 1634.
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Uh,
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yes, get there.
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We just hit some of the flow moving heavier brush by the railroad attack there.
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Those minor damage all occupants appear to the ambulatory will advise my injury.
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I'm making fires on 10.
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Copy on seeing two vehicles moderate damages.
06:42
Lake the fire is on 3.
06:48
Second service, 30 calls for our zone.
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Negative.
06:57
Okay, thank you.
07:03
Fresh working, ahead.
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Are we all heading?
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We're coming down Sand Mountain Road right now.
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Copy, turn on Moseley, please.
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Drive down Moseley so you see engine 10.
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Copy. Copy.
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I'm seeing at Sand Mountain Road in Moseley.
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Copy it at 1635.
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Rushford, go around us.
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I think Moseley is going to be right up in front of us on your left.
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Yeah, it should be just past the fire.
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Andy.
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Engine 4 or the command.
07:49
You want us on Mosley as well?
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That's fine.
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I'm going to pick a street for you to park the engine on.
07:59
It looks like there's pretty good involvement on these cross ties over here.
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Yeah, and we're too busy to get to any of them.
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CSX can have to send somebody out.
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I do have a brush truck on this side guarding this yonder deer tractor.
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That should be crushed 10.
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That's probably this.
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If that fire goes around that tractor and you're able to protect it, let me know and you can free up from there, head over here.
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You should be able to hold that fire at that driveway though.
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We can make a break sheet.
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There's a little bit of a clearing around the trackers.
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S Charleston Ave, Fort Meade, FL 33841
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