Garbage fire near interstate and Covington Pike, Memphis TN
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a pile of garbage caught fire near the dead end by the railroad tracks close to Covington Pike in Memphis. Fire crews responded with brush trucks and engines to extinguish the fire. Access to the area was limited by barricades, and a large column of black smoke was visible over the interstate.
Audio|Heard on: Memphis Fire Department
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03:41
Transcript:
00:00
The fire called check, check the fire they ain't report for the grasshole fighting.
00:03
Our 40 is found it, covering some pipe.
00:07
In the 47, respond to Nifty.
00:09
Topper, six from out 8.50, into 23.
00:16
3.5, you're coming in very low and unreadable.
00:21
Check, 850.
00:27
Relocating the documentation on refusers, okay.
00:31
Check, unit 24, 850.
00:34
Unit 21, Unit 21, Unit 21.
00:39
Covington Pike, Cross of Covington Pike and Austin P Highway, Top Group Alpha 10.
00:51
205 sick party not alert 3950 new Covington hike cross of Coventon hike and Austin P highway top group alpha Hemp The 13405 is going to loop you talk about a plan time out 851 in the 409
01:16
Check, we're in half.
01:19
3950.
01:26
Nucke. Go to a talk group out of 6.
01:33
H.
01:35
23, this is 147.
01:44
I've got to make it soon.
01:52
Okay, check, hey listen, just go down there at a dead end of Wells.
01:56
You'll have to get your brush truck started.
01:58
It's just a pile of garbage on fire down there by that first sign.
02:02
So if you go down there where the dead-in-of-wales is,
02:05
we'll have a brush truck meet you be the quickest way to get to it.
02:08
That way you ain't got to get on the interstate.
02:10
We passed it.
02:11
I'm down at Covings and Pike.
02:12
I'm going to start your brush truck.
02:15
I'll probably just get back of service.
02:16
Just a pile of trash on fire.
02:25
Okay.
02:28
Page 53.
02:35
Those containers down there, but there's the only way to get down in that bottom that I know of.
02:41
Yeah,
02:43
we just came from there.
02:44
They've blocked that complete petitions completely off with the cockpricades and the one by the railroad tracts is for a four-wheeler.
02:52
We can't get back there regardless.
02:58
Okay, we're on the way.
03:04
You'll have to go down there with a pump can put it out here down there in that area because this is a large black column smoke coming across the interstate now.
03:10
They're just going to keep calling for it.
03:15
Check.
03:21
Bottoms, engine 23 is going to handle the call.
03:23
They're going to need a judgment to report to Wells Station and Jackson area, any of the whales.
03:32
We may be able to get the bus truck back here and may not, they're going to go get it with a pump can.
03:37
It's just a pound of garbage on fire.
03:39
Inch 47 is going to be in service running out of service.
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Location mentioned:
Covington Pike, Memphis, TN
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