Garbage truck and dump truck collide and catch fire, Hernando FL
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TrafficA garbage truck and a dump truck collided near North Paradise Point in Hernando, causing a fire. The fire involved power lines and at least one person was injured. Emergency responders are on scene managing the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Citrus County Fire
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02:4
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, Captain 102, engine 5, engine 14, engine 20, rescue 14, squad 7.
00:04
Respond up to an echo level structure fire near North Paradise Point, Hernando.
00:10
Code 2[1].
00:14
You know fire attack 1, again, fire attack 1.
00:20
Switch to all responding units.
00:22
This is going to be reference a vehicle on fire after hitting a strike.
00:30
Senator's responding going to one.
00:36
Okay, one time I over on its side on fire.
00:43
(name withheld), one's on my other side on fire.
00:45
Okay,
00:49
Watch the power lines, watch the power lines, watch the power line.
01:08
This is two vehicles,
01:12
one garbage truck, one dump truck, dump truck's on fire.
01:19
Ten, four.
01:24
Company are out as well,
01:26
we have fire impinging the power lines.
01:29
Ten-four, they've already been notified.
01:38
Rescue 14th, command.
01:42
Command, go ahead.
01:49
The rescue, if you come down past the scene,
01:56
we have an injury.
01:58
Yeah,
02:00
104, we're trying to get through,
02:01
non-enforcement assault and cars here, so we're blocked in and can't get by now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Urgent but non-emergency response; typically no lights and sirens
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Location mentioned:
N Paradise Point, Hernando, FL 34442
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