Bonfire reported under North Union Street Bridge, Traverse City MI
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Fire & ArsonA bonfire was reported under the North Union Street Bridge near Garland and Front Streets. Flames were observed against the wall under the bridge and there was a smell of marijuana. Emergency units responded to the scene to investigate.
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Central Fair City Engine 2 and Available City Unit responding to the North Union Street Bridge, near Garland and Front Streets.
00:08
Passerby, there's a homeless type person under there.
00:12
He's got some sort of bonfire going.
00:15
She did see flames up against the wall right under the bridge.
00:18
Also smelled marijuana.
00:20
City standby dispatch,
00:22
(number withheld).
00:23
Central, 221, I'll reroute down to that.
00:26
Okay.
00:27
Engine 2, you're still up.
00:31
Two copies.
00:33
Central Engine 11.
00:36
Central Engine 11.
00:38
Get out, friendship.
00:40
Click.
00:45
Central MMRfell.
00:46
No, more helpful.
00:47
No,
00:51
RELF one.
00:56
We'll be in response.
00:59
Claire?
01:04
Roll, City Rescue One.
01:06
City Rescue One.
01:09
We'll be en route to the Union Street Bridge.
01:12
Hey.
01:20
You guys hold down the east side.
01:22
Thank you.
01:27
Staging T.C.
01:28
Fire Rescue, MMR 11, responding Priority 1 at near East 8th Street.
01:33
Cross of Wellington and Franklin, it's the Shell on 8th Street.
01:36
6 to 9-year-old male, they're experiencing some chest pains having difficulty in breathing.
01:40
Hunter clear, (number withheld), priority 1.
01:46
2 from 1, what would you like to do?
01:51
You guys,
01:53
your location, are you close to that?
01:56
8-3 call?
01:57
Yeah,
01:59
they said something about Garland and Union.
02:02
We were just jumping on Garland right now.
02:05
We'll take the 8th Street.
02:08
You have to that.
02:09
Thank you, sir.
02:12
Central, see you, too.
02:14
City Engine, too.
02:16
If you want to put engine two on that 8th Street call,
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the rescue's going to be handling Union Street Bridge.
02:24
Clear.
02:25
Central City, engine one.
02:28
City engine one.
02:34
The engine one.
02:35
One.
02:36
City rescue one.
02:38
City rescue one.
02:43
To dispatch, we heard something about Garland and Union.
02:47
Is there a better location? We thought we heard Union Street Bridge.
02:52
Yep, North Union Street Bridge.
02:54
Garland was the nearest cross street.
02:57
Copy that. We are on scene.
02:59
We'll be out investigating.
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N Union St, Traverse City, MI 49684
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