Controlled brush fire near Holiday Shores sparks initial explosion fears, Scottsboro AL
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Fire & ArsonBeing dispatched to a controlled brush fire near Holiday Shores Road, firefighters found explosions were distant commercial fireworks, leading to unit cancellations.
Audio|Heard on: Albertville/Guntersville/Marshall County Fire Dispatch
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04:49
Transcript:
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211 911 from waterfront 17
00:07
I'm in the area now I could see a fire back on the other side of this circle from me unknown as to what is uh I'll see on fire on the other side of this circle from me unknown as to what is uh I can see on fire
00:22
Ten four.
00:27
Waterford 17, are you able to advise a vendor address?
00:32
I'm arriving in just a second.
00:35
I'll get it.
00:41
We're going to be behind near Holiday Shores Road.
00:47
104, now into all units responding Holiday Shores Road, correct AD is near Holiday Shores.
00:55
Two forward clock.
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9-11,
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Waterfront,
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17.
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The actual fire here is going to be just a brush fire, or controlled fire at this time.
01:24
Those explosions are actually coming from somewhere else.
01:37
Waterfront 17104, do you want the units to continue en route?
01:44
The waterfront can continue on at this time and you can't cancel the other units.
01:52
This is going to be possibly, it may be like commercial fireworks away from here.
01:59
That is what these explosions are that people are reporting.
02:03
10 for now on to all grant swears and Hebron units responding to Holiday Shores where you can cancel per waterfront 17 on 6th please before copy that's where to Doyle copy all squared in units back in service.
02:29
Green Engine 211, Grand Medic 211, if you copy direct.
02:38
2211 are safe? Cancelain.
02:46
Now on a waterfront fire, be advised the original caller at near Holiday Shores stated she saw planes visible directly across the road from her residence.
03:00
Yeah, I'm going to see.
03:02
It's a large pile of brush here they got on fire,
03:06
but that is not where these other explosions are coming.
03:15
Grandin 211 is you copy canceled?
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One front,
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17 to 9-911.
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Waterfront 17 to 9-1-1.
03:38
You can cancel all units.
03:40
Owners have a tractor and water source here.
03:44
Unseen and they say they have it.
03:48
104. Now in all units responding Holiday Shores Road from the Waterfront Department, you can cancel for Waterfront 17.
03:59
Waterfront 10, copy.
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Engine 21, I'm meeting 211.
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You can make contact, if it's going to move a low rotor the upper road or the upper road.
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Engine 211, you can cancel.
04:16
It's going to be a control burn.
04:18
Homeowner has a tracker and a water source.
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The homeowner has a tracker and a water source.
04:25
Three.
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These two levels.
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It's a little.
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Temple.
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Thank you. Simple.
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Location mentioned:
Holiday Shores Rd, Alabama 35769
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