Small controlled fire found behind a residential garage, West Terre Haute IN
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported residential fire near Old Paris Road in Terre Haute, Indiana. Upon arrival, they found a small controlled campfire behind a garage. Other units were advised to disregard the call.
Audio|Heard on: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Near Old Paris Road.
00:02
Residential fire.
00:04
11 rips. 13 rips.
00:07
91 Ritz. Engine, 41.
00:10
Ladder, 41.
00:11
Rescue,
00:12
41. Tanger, 42.
00:14
901, Transcare Ambulance.
00:17
Respond on Fireground 1, near Old Paris Road.
00:23
Residential fire.
00:25
Transcar respond from 3rd and call to Jeff.
00:31
Clear Transcar will be on Fireground 1.
00:35
Engine 41 is enough.
00:38
Clear engine 41 is enough.
00:40
Clear engine 41.
00:46
Arefews in row?
00:50
Clear.
00:56
RIT[1] 91 RIT 91 REL CLE CLE CLE RIT 13-Z-ROW.
01:08
Clear RIT[1] 13.
01:14
Central Engine 41 is in the area attempting to locate.
01:21
Clear engine 41 in the area attempting to locate.
01:27
Was the caller a passerby or was this a homeowner?
01:35
It was a passerby.
01:36
That's the closest address you could give.
01:39
You just advised it was west of that location.
01:47
Engine 41 is on the scene.
01:49
You can have advice still to roll.
01:51
I believe this is going to be a small campfire behind the garage.
01:53
We'll be out of investigation.
02:00
All other companies can slow at those times.
02:03
InJ 41's advising possibly small campfire behind a garage, I'm on investigation.
02:13
Their teams are clear on slow, roll, running on emergency.
02:23
Engine 41 you can disregard all incoming units.
02:26
There's going to be a control burn behind the garage.
02:28
Engine 41 is going to be complete, back in service.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team (firefighter rescue standby)
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Location mentioned:
Old Paris Rd, West Terre Haute, IN 47885
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