Bonfire mistaken for residential fire in Alabama, Mobile County AL
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Fire & ArsonA report of a residential fire near Creekside Drive North led multiple fire departments to respond. Upon arrival, units found the fire was a bonfire, not a residential fire, and the emergency response was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Mobile County/City and Area Fire
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03:34
Transcript:
00:00
St. Elmo Fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
00:09
Residential fire, St.
00:11
Elmo Fire, residential fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
00:19
Residential fire, timeout, 1706.
00:25
Seventeen-06.
00:28
He's top the move.
00:35
Fire alarm saying I'm mobile-troping a call, we'll have a unit wraps for you.
00:42
Copy around shortly.
00:47
Grand Bay Fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
00:57
Residential fire, Grand Bay Fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
01:07
Residential fire.
01:09
Seventeen zero seven.
01:13
Fire alarm, Grimpe, we copied the call.
01:15
We'll have copied out momentarily.
01:18
Copy in route momentarily.
01:28
Theodore Fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
01:37
Residential fire, Theodore Fire, residential fire, at Creekside Drive North, between Creekside Court and Creekside Drive South.
01:47
Residential fire, timeout, 1708.
01:54
Fire alarm station to get a tanker.
01:59
Copy around the station.
02:01
Fire alarm to the station.
02:02
Fireland, shift the old engine one and up.
02:06
Copy in route.
02:09
File, I'm sending him a 48th in route P.
02:11
Copy around P.O.V.
02:14
Copy around P.O.V.
02:20
All units responding to Creekside Drive, north, east lines, and may fire one.
02:30
Fire along correctly 47 rounds at the station.
02:38
Twenty-eight.
02:44
You can cancel your response.
02:46
Post-te station.
02:48
Fire alarm?
02:52
I'm saying all over.
03:01
All units responding to Creekside Drive North, be advised.
03:05
It was just a bonfire.
03:07
You can all cancel your response.
03:15
Sign them all copy and service.
03:17
Grand Day, copy, direct.
03:25
Theodore copy direct.
03:26
Theodore copy direct.
03:31
Showing all units back in service, 1710.
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Location mentioned:
Creekside Dr S & Creekside Dr N, Alabama 36544
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