False report of structure fire near public cemetery, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a report of a possible structure fire near the public cemetery at Tacoma Street and Westover Drive. After a thorough search, no visible fire or damage was found on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:27
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion One, this caller was traveling eastbound on 26.
00:05
Advised looking toward the cemetery before this cemetery opposite of the salvage station.
00:13
She saw what appeared to be a structure on fire.
00:19
This is just a best guess area.
00:22
We don't have a specific street.
00:30
Copy. Thank you, sir.
00:31
Engine 13.
00:34
Engine 13.
00:37
We've traveled all the way down Westover Drive.
00:43
Still on Westover Drive, we have.
00:49
Okay.
00:52
Also, we have not received any other calls on scene.
01:05
Break. Go ahead, sir.
01:31
That's affirmative.
01:33
Break, comms from Battalion One.
01:37
Battalion One.
01:43
I'm going to put everyone back in service with the exception of Engine 13, Engine 1, and Ladder 1.
01:48
I've also gone down behind the cemetery and checked that way, haven't noticed anything.
01:55
Copy that.
01:57
All units with the exception of Ladder One, Engine One, and Engine Thirteen, detain one.
02:01
You can return to service.
02:05
Detain two, okay.
02:08
Ladder One staging at Tacoma on Westover Drive.
02:12
Tanker Twelve on fire, just one west over.
02:15
Tanker Twelve.
02:16
Do you still have fire too?
02:24
Station, that one.
02:26
That's a 10-10[1] in service on fire dispatch.
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10-10: Agency-specific 10-code (meaning unclear from context)
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Location mentioned:
Tacoma St & Westover Dr, Asheville, NC 28801
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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