Residential shed fire with propane explosions near 31st street, Gainesville FL
A shed caught fire near Southeast 31st Street, spreading to nearby trees and causing propane tank explosions. Multiple fire units responded and a command was established to manage the defensive firefighting efforts. No reports of people trapped inside the structure. Emergency personnel worked on scene to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Raston 30, squad 61, tanker 60, tanker 62, engine 60, Tower 1, engine 3.
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Rican 5 District 1 and Squad 1.
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Responding to a residential structure fire, near SE 31st Street.
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We received a couple of calls.
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One call reports that a shed or a house is on fire.
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Do you have another call?
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That's 4-1025.
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Caller is out of the building.
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It's unknown if anyone is trapped inside the structure.
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The second call advises that no one is trapped in the structure.
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Advising that there's a propane tank near a shed that's on fire.
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Trees are also catching fire.
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One call advised that something blew up already.
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The neighbors are hearing explosions.
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It's 109 hours.
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Brush.2 Rescue 33, sure responding to a fall patient at near Northeast 9 Drive, 3075-year-old man, constant breathing.
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Mike 4, Mike 42, 6550 Alpha, EMF.
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Squad 61 are last one?
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61 really is.
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We're being advised that squad 61,
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Question. Squad 1, clear that call and squad 61 can cancel.
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Probably, would you like NJ61R5? Still on the ground, fell in the shower.
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One another...
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Mike 4-Go for both.
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10 for both units.
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50 Alpha, near East University at University Club Bar.
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We can have you guys respond just until someone can get on scene of advice.
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Probably.
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So, Ingers things will respond.
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Mr. C, we will swap off the squad for the engine.
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A message requesting us respond.
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Reference 3rd 97, female, possibly was drug to drink too much.
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18-year-old female, advising she took an indicator present, well, a message.
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Not completely alert and refusing to exit the location,
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one of ten hours.
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51.
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1231. You can show me 51 to that city office.
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104. What's that 4?
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What's that 4? Units responding to the structure fire.
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Payers are on scene advising the shed is completely engulfed.
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You do have a caller also advising that there should be a little brown dog.
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Might be out of the building, but they don't see them.
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There's a 1-662-3-600 Southwest 2515 Echo Golf Yankee Zulu on a Graveltswagon for then Heldon 4-503-600 south-less 20 as 110 hours we're pulling in a Crohn's fitness several-five stop fringe fitness.
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Tower 1 on your right.
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All right, battalion 5.
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We're telling 5.
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On seeing what appears to be a shed fire fully involved.
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It will be a working fire, defensive strategy, and investigative mode, 7th and 35th Street Command.
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On seeing a shed fire fully involved, we'll be a working fire.
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Afterging 35th Street Command, 11 hours.
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4.1014.
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Go forth.
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4. Flat engine 60s on scene offensive mode.
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1016 on team offensive mode.
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112 hours.
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1014 to MS.
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1040, BMS, don't north side of the building.
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104, 1012, BMS.
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Supervisor 5 on scene.
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On scene, 111 hours.
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Correction, entry 3.
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That's what, Vengeant, 3.
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Squad 1 on scene.
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On team, 113 hours.
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All right. Thank you, everybody else.
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7-8-2-11 10-8 All right here.
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Also 97-TEML.
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Command Risk U-30, Level 1 staging.
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Command message received.
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Rate command in 60 Drive.
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Command's wrong Tanker 60.
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Go ahead, Command.
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Engine 60, we're going to have Tanker 60, Supply.
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If you already got a connection to engine 3, set up a rollhead for Tanker 60 and engine 3.
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Smith received, setting up a rollhead.
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Command 121.
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Command, go ahead, squad one.
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This is the Charlie side.
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It's burned all away the back.
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The message received, burned all the back, Charlie side.
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35th Street, Command, Alachua.
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Command, go ahead.
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Ten minute time, notification, one, 16 hours.
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Message.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE 31st St, Gainesville, FL 32641
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