Unattended bonfires found near construction site, Fussels Corner FL
Fire crews responded to two large unattended bonfires made of tree limbs and logs near a construction site on Old Mining Road. Forestry was notified and planned to extinguish the remaining flames the next day.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
04:39
Transcript:
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Engine 33 dispatch.
00:02
Engine 33.
00:05
We're in route.
00:07
In-round, outside fire.
00:13
Your run, drive, go drive, no device to fire.
00:15
Looks like a bonfire 2020.
00:23
RISD-39 and 1039 psychiatric stages, (number withheld) Old Mining Road, Crystal Lake Tech 6, 2026.
00:35
Finger 20.
00:37
Honestly, that appears to be two large piles of burning material.
00:44
It was to be probably just...
00:48
tree limbs, tree logs.
00:51
I'm trying to see if anyone's around it and make contact with.
00:53
10 or 20 Engine 33, if you guys are in route, if you go past the station, you might want to stop and grab the brush truck.
01:01
Engine 20, this is fast.
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Engine 20.
01:07
We're grabbing our brush truck.
01:08
You can cancel the other engine.
01:11
Over. We're familiar with what's going on out there.
01:13
It's the construction site.
01:16
Copy for 8th.
01:19
Ninja 33, do you copy?
01:22
Major 36 copy.
01:23
Joe is complete.
01:28
Temple, 2023.
01:32
Power 33 dispatch.
01:34
Copy 20's traffic shows under complete.
01:38
Take 3, 20's traffic shows under complete. Take 3, 2023.
01:44
Just at Chimetic 22.
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Go ahead.
01:49
Do you want them light some sirens or just in-rout?
01:55
In-rout is fine.
01:56
We also have an apartment, or one of the hooks over them or a bunch of little kids in there with no supervision.
02:02
But we're in-rout.
02:03
In-rout, sorry.
02:05
That caught me.
02:10
It appears that both these piles are contained but are just unattended.
02:15
Pass from and that's where we were earlier.
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Copy.
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First forward route.
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20, confirming your route to the outside fire at near One Drive and Do Drive.
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Just want to copy.
02:41
Copy, select Tech 9, please.
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32, please.
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232.
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Certainly. Are there any calls in our zone?
02:57
Negative. They're clear for reporters.
03:03
Copy it's turning back to two.
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2026.
03:11
Go that's back on theme.
03:17
Copy. Confirming it's for the (number withheld) airline drive.
03:22
Yes,
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ma'am. Copy, break, Rescue, 2.30.
03:31
We copy, show is going back in route.
03:36
Copy, reopening the call, putting both you in front of you and spawned.
03:38
I'll give you a call explaining both units on it, 23.
03:44
I'll give you a call, sure, too.
03:48
Okay.
03:53
6.7 dispatch.
03:56
Grassy, 7.
03:59
Complete return is on.
04:02
Complete returning to listen 8.
04:07
Message. Dispression.
04:09
Thank you.
04:12
I spoke with Captain 20 on the phone, this is another issue in the area.
04:15
Sorry to talk to Forestry, they're going to end up coming out tomorrow.
04:17
They're going to federal extinguish the flame.
04:19
You can show back to the time complete, but all the team monitoring.
04:24
Complete. Complete.
04:26
2030.
04:32
Trustee, 239, Engine 39, you can cancel.
04:35
Engine 39, would you take the Citizens Assistance that's coming in on to Rockbine Road?
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Location mentioned:
Old Mining Rd, Fussels Corner, FL 33801
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