Fire in backyard tent at Merriman Road property, Louisville KY
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Fire & ArsonA fire caused by an electrical connection ignited a tent in the backyard near Merriman Road. No one was inside the tent at the time of the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Louisville MetroSafe Suburban Fire 5 - 8, Okolona Tac 80
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02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Battalion 87, 0.86, engine 81, 0.76, 0.86, and 0.87.
00:06
Respond on reported fire explosion.
00:10
Near Merriman Road, cross of indigo, and entrance.
00:13
Your turnout will be 1258.
00:19
The Italian 87 is fun.
00:22
Stand tonight is on scene.
00:25
Please, I have a part of the elementary school.
00:28
I got one story, nothing.
00:29
Cancel, Cancel, Cancel, 98, 4-5.
00:31
Engine 90M.
00:32
Cine nothing, showing 1258, engine 88, cancel.
00:35
Quint 66 responding.
00:38
And 908 took that, that's your memory, man.
00:42
Show me to respond.
00:44
Okay. 176 for final.
00:50
Quint any of these six respondent.
00:54
187's responding.
01:05
Carrying in 87, engine 88, quits 66, quid 76, engine 81, 0.86, 0.87, almost coded as a fire explosion.
01:14
Near Merriman Road, cross of indigo and entrance.
01:16
A tent blew up that had electricity going to it.
01:20
No one was inside the tent.
01:21
It's in the backyard.
01:22
Callers not sure.
01:23
Call is not sure if the brother was inside or not.
01:26
Time is 1259.
01:33
Inspector 696 radio.
01:38
Do you read over and go ahead again?
01:43
Inspector 686, the catchman out of home be on scene.
01:45
We've got a working fire in the back of all about.
01:48
Inspector 686, I have you on scene with a working fire in the back here on Section 01.
01:58
Inspector 686 to put a night 97.
02:06
I'm just telling 87, go ahead.
02:09
I've got a 10 on fire,
02:11
no contention.
02:12
I can't abide by any patients yet.
02:18
I'm going to tell you 97, go ahead.
02:21
I'm going to go ahead and copy an EMS just in case.
02:25
Oh, the homeowners are providing no one's inside it.
02:28
Okay, just regret I am not going to copy in EMS now.
02:31
Homeowner is advising no one inside a tent.
02:35
Engine 8 is on scene.
02:37
Engine 818 is our turn to.
02:46
Chief 86 to radio.
02:48
Engine 88 is going to handle on Merriman.
02:49
You put everything else in service.
02:52
Chief 86 on okay.
02:53
Engine 88 will handle Merriman.
02:55
All of them...
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Location mentioned:
Merriman Rd, Louisville, KY 40207
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