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Controlled burn mistaken for fire near crescent loopPunta Gorda FL

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Crescent Lp Ste. 120, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported smoke column near Crescent Loop. Upon investigation, the smoke was from a permitted pile burn near Huffmaster Road and a controlled burn in Glades County. No fire emergency was found.

Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
Listen to dispatch call
06:37
Transcript:
00:00
Can you dispatch Truck 12 to a smoke column near our vicinity? They should be able to see it.
00:08
Looks like it's Cypress Parkway towards the back.
00:18
Copy, dispatch truck 12 to your location, so call on your vicinity,
00:24
looks like, towards the back near street
00:28
I'm sorry, truck 9.
00:32
Copy truck 9.
00:34
The other one.
00:41
Is engine sticks still in that area?
00:45
That's a negative change.
00:51
Received, uh, let's dispatch truck 9 to investigate that.
00:59
Central Propuse, dispatching truck 9 to investigate near street.
01:13
Track 9, track 9, respond to the area near Crescent Loop, near Lake Babcock Drive.
01:22
Per engine 9, there's going to be a smoke column near the vicinity, it looks like towards the back.
01:28
3rd 30, 31.
01:31
129 copies.
01:33
No responding.
01:35
Track 9, acknowledge near street.
01:45
Battalion 1, Central.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:52
Are you wanting me to move coverage to Babcock?
01:57
No, we'll leave it for the time being.
01:59
If we need to pull a unit, we'll pull either truck 9 or engine 9.
02:05
Recease near street.
02:11
Wellway, Command, Central.
02:15
We're going to go ahead.
02:17
I've made contact with SPL.
02:19
It's going to be about 15 minutes.
02:24
Copy. If that call comes in as a fire, we're going to leave the scene to law enforcement.
02:31
Copy, near street.
02:36
Shows Available Inglewood.
02:39
Rescue 13 available, Inglewood, near street.
02:47
Central from truck 9, can you check if there's any permitted burns in the area?
02:57
Probably I'll check near street.
03:00
It's three point where you can show second service.
03:06
Second service, please.
03:08
Second service, near street.
03:15
Truck 9, we've got to call on the market.
03:19
The move to tap 1 engine for the reception seat or there's a little bone clear.
03:28
Truck 9, we have a burn off of Huffmaster.
03:34
It's going to be
03:41
near Huffmaster Road.
03:43
It's going to be a 20-by-20 pile burn.
03:51
Creasy, cranky, and crazy.
03:54
Just confirming, you said move to Attack 1.
03:58
Yes, ma'am, Attack 1 is failed, we'll hit Huck 1.
04:03
Rissy, near street.
04:07
On.
04:13
Central from Medic 2, we're going to be available patient refusal.
04:18
Copy, Medic 2 available, Patient Refusal near street.
04:25
This column on the other side of 31 towards Huffmaster that you're seeing.
04:33
L9 to Battalion 1.
04:36
This is not, this is in Babcock Ranch.
04:38
This is not Huffmaster.
04:39
That's P.L's on scene central.
04:41
We're going to be heading to that direction also.
04:46
Central copies.
04:47
I'm going to put Engine 9 on the call with Truck 9.
04:52
Truck 9 copy is confirming L9.
04:58
It is the back of that's off, that's off.
05:05
Engine 9, battalion 1.
05:10
There is a control burn off Loblolly in Glades County.
05:17
That may be what you're saying.
05:23
Copy. We're heading that direction.
05:25
We'll advise.
05:31
Central, all units, all units.
05:36
Boston Main is set as yellow for delayed offload.
05:39
As route near street.
05:48
And it's a truck line, we've gone all the way to stop and it's still covered back.
05:55
It's probably going to be in place.
05:57
I don't think we're going to be able to the heck.
06:07
Dr. Knife from L9, did you say it looks like it's in the Glades County?
06:17
Yes, sir, it's pretty far east.
06:20
We've gone all the way back and saw Paul Meadow.
06:24
We'll have to go out 31.
06:26
Hit that way.
06:31
Nope,
06:32
negative.
06:33
Not our, uh,
06:34
looks like it might be that pile burn they have over there.

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Crescent Lp Ste. 120, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

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