Garbage truck fire near Horde Street in Jefferson, Jefferson LA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 07:23 AM

Jefferson, LA 70121

A garbage truck caught fire near Horde Street in Jefferson. Fire crews confirmed an active vehicle fire next to an 18-wheeler truck. The fire was located in the cab of the front load truck. Firefighters responded quickly to extinguish the blaze.

Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments

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Transcript:

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In June 198, response to a vehicle fire, near Horde Street,

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Zone 1912,

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to vehicle fire, near Horde Street, Cross streets of Sitna Drive, and Bevan Street, Zone 1912.

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I fire in the cab of a front load truck, fire alarm from 0, 924.

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Communication to 505.

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55 route back, clears.

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5-10020208.

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55 back and called us.

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All the 5 o'clock the communications can you come back?

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2nd2 area. Available an area.

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545. We have a gate code of (number withheld) pound, (number withheld) pounds.

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Copy engine 2.0.2 area.

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104. (number withheld) pounds is the gate code.

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104. 104.

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198 and row.

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Tap me into 198 and route into 198 from fire alarms?

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Good.

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They're advising that it's going to be in...

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Garbage truck that's engulfed and there's an 18 wheeler next to the garbage truck.

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Fire alarm is engine 8.

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8 is crossed over to Violet Bridge.

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Gentle.

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104, thank you.

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0,9.20,000.

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Follow up one through once, we have faulty smoke attack and no emergency. One-3 available here.

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Happy quality smoke detector, so you're returning.

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Parliament 870, Cours.

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Happy engine 870.

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Column 198 on scene, we have a working fire garbage truck.

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Kathy on scene, working fire on a garbage truck.

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