Controlled burn reported near State Road 31 and Cypress Parkway, Charlotte County FL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a controlled burn near State Road 31 and Cypress Parkway was initially reported as a grass fire. Fire units confirmed it was a planned burn on the Lee County side and the fire has been extinguished.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 9, Engine 9, respond to State Road 31 and Cypress Parkway, State Road 31 and Cypress Parkway, in reference to a general fire, grid 3031.
00:15
Engine 9 from Station 9.
00:24
1508.
00:31
Engine 9 Central, we advise we do show a control burn at this location, but we have a caller basically seeing smoke and grass is on fire.
00:43
Engine 9 copy.
00:47
Acknowledged.
00:58
Tell 9, go ahead.
01:03
The location that you give us is Lee County.
01:06
You just that South Bay Area.
01:14
Tell 9, I couldn't make out your last traffic repeat.
01:21
The location of the Exxon Gas Station is Lee County.
01:25
Did you dispatch Bayshore also?
01:33
Okay, we'll go ahead and just pass Bayshore also, 1512.
01:41
Tell 9 central.
01:45
Good.
01:47
Be advised there is a controlled burn right on Suzanne Drive and State Road 31.
01:55
Okay, but there's the south of the Exxon Gas Station, which is like a mile into the county.
02:05
Copy.
02:20
Engine 2, Rescue 8.
02:22
Engine 2, Rescue 8, respond to near 441 10-Yemi Trail.
02:28
They'll be Suite 501 at the Bells, Cross Street, El-devene Road, in reference to Apple Watch, fall notification, Grid 907.
02:42
Rescue 8, station 8.
02:45
Engine 2.
02:49
4-31514.
02:56
Central Illinois.
02:59
Oh 9, go ahead.
03:02
There's nothing on the Charlotte County side, we're headed towards the county a little bit.
03:07
Probably that.
03:13
Central Engine 2.
03:15
Cat notes that the main contact that we can cancel.
03:19
10 more engine 2 at say you cancels.
03:24
Rescue 2.
03:29
09. Central.
03:32
Go ahead.
03:35
Spoke with Lee County, they advised they had multiple callers as well on the air side.
03:40
They have an engine in the area and the fire is now out.
03:43
The engine I copies, we're arriving on scene with them.
03:51
It is on the Lee County side and it does appear the fire is out.
03:53
You can show us available.
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Location mentioned:
FL-31 & Cypress Pkwy, Florida 33982
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