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Homeless camp fire near University Parkway

Heard on: Sarasota FL Fire-Tac Group Calls
03:02
00:00
Battalion one, engine four, rescue four, engine six responding for unknown fire.
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US-301 & University Pkwy, Florida 34243
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire in a wooded area east of Highway 301 near University Parkway in Sarasota. The incident involved a homeless camp burning in an area of heavy vegetation, approximately 50 by 50 feet, with flames spreading slowly toward the southwest. Units including Engines Four and Six and Battalion One established University Command to contain and extinguish the blaze.

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