Lightning strike causes house fire on Stagecoach Road
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Thomas County Fire Dispatch, Grady County Fire, Cairo Fire
07:25
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Grady fire, Grady EMS respond to (number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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(number withheld) Stagecoach Road, structure fire.
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Radio to Cairo Fire, Cairo County.
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Line level, sent.
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County line, three and S.
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Respond to (number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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(number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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Structure fire.
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Caller advised that lightning hit the house.
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Time now is 2121.
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Good morning, sir.
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211 radio.
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211.
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Ralph, Grady County station.
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211 en route from Grady County station, 2121.
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Radio.
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Go ahead, R1.
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All units en route.
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R1 en route, 2122.
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65 in 7.
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Yes ma'am, I had you en route from the get go.
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Go ahead, fire unit.
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Was there a fire unit responding?
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Engine two in route.
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I'm sorry, engine two in route, 2122.
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Radio 65 and 7, R1.
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Engine 2, you're responding to (number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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(number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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Caller advised that lightning hit the house.
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They see smoke coming from a closet where the water heater is.
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They don't see much smoke now as they did before, and the lights are currently off due to the lightning.
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(number withheld) Stagecoach Road.
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This is fire.
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Time is 2123.
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21, (number withheld), (number withheld).
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Yes, ma'am.
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Radio, all units responding.
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I know that they said that the homeowner advised that the lights were off, but I did call Grady MC.
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They have been notified.
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1102 en route to the station.
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1102 en route to the station, 2124.
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This is 802 in route 2125.
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Engine 23 radio.
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Engine 23.
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In route.
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Engine 23 in route 2120.
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Be careful, watch out for deer.
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R1 to engine 23.
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Go ahead.
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Be careful, come across.
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That breeze coming up to the Dollar General just out of town.
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There's a lot of water on it.
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Copy.
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I'm sorry, I couldn't understand what you had this was.
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The living is coming in off 93 at the bottom of the hill.
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The road is very, has a lot of water.
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Maybe better to come in from the Macedonia side.
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1102, 23.
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Go ahead.
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He's talking.
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It's pretty heavy over here on the fence.
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Copy that.
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1106, full train.
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Clear 1106 on scene.
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1106 advise all units coming off of 93 at the bottom of the hill.
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A lot of water is on the road.
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It may be better to come off, come in off of the Macedonia side.
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1106 advise coming off of 93 at the bottom of the hill.
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A lot of water is in the road.
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It may be better to come in off of the Macedonia side.
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Just to advise.
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Units, y'all clear.
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All units, it's
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really bad out here.
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There's a lot of water on the road.
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Everybody, slow yourself down.
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Don't get hurt.
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Copy that.
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11-6, call you.
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Slow response.
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We do need a check just in case.
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It's going to be, it's going to be hard to see the driveway, but it's on the top of the hill across from the back.
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1102, 1106.
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Go ahead.
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That's brick house, paved driveway.
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Yeah, because it's a big wood house with a front and pole right across from there.