Reported fire near food business on Venable Road

Heard on: Birmingham AL Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine 23 , (number withheld) Venable Road, event towards food.

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Investigate caller states they see a blaze of fire from the location.

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Check with the caller at the location.

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The caller is going to be a truck driver.

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Engine 23 , (number withheld) Venable Road, event towards food.

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Investigate caller states they see a fire from the location.

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Follow up to Engine Eight, per alarm company reports to be a false alarm.

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Engine and Rescue Six, 1800 Morris Avenue for breathing problems, going to be at the Greyhound.

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Going to be a male in a black shirt, blue jeans.

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Engine and Rescue Six, 1800 Morris Avenue for breathing problems.

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Engine Eight, please check out traffic.

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Engine Eight, check out traffic.

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Engine Twenty Three, responding.

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Engine 23 is responding.

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Engine 23 is responding.

2026-10-23 09:54 UTC

Fire

Vanderbilt Rd, Birmingham, AL 35217

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to investigate a reported fire near Venable Road after a truck driver reported seeing a blaze. A separate call involved a man with breathing problems at a Greyhound bus station on Morris Avenue.