Large burn pit reported near Dale Avenue, not a fire, Opelika AL
Fire & ArsonA large burn pit was reported near Dale Avenue in Opelika. Initially believed to be a structure fire, responders confirmed it was a controlled burn pit, not a building fire. Patrol units were on scene due to a suspicious situation but cleared without incident.
Audio|Source: Opelika Fire Department
02:37
Transcript:
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Attention, incoming alerts.
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Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 5, Ladder 1,
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near Dale Avenue.
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Structure fire Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 5, Ladder 1,
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near Dale Avenue.
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Structure fire.
00:36
Right.
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Copy engine tape is how you, Italian.
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Under 1. Under 1 is a row.
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Copy latter 1.
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Copy engine 5, Evalak and all of DEN, it's responding.
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Just be a few of Oz's, it's going to be Keynes of Alabama, near Dale Avenue.
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Callers of Oz, and if you turn down the row where lot number (number withheld), (number withheld) is, it should be the middle row and go directly to the back of an open field.
01:07
That's where the trailer fire is going to be at.
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It's completely vacant.
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Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
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Copy, Angel, Juan.
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Battalion, it's clear.
01:17
Copy, Battalion. Copy, Battalion.
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Battalion also be advised.
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We've got patrol units responding.
01:22
The females being suspicious on the line, she's if I was in a male subject to occupies lot number (number withheld), told her she had to leave and not call 9-1-1, so we have a couple of units going.
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Copy.
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Black of Battalion.
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Here we have a boy.
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Two patrol units are on scene at buzzing.
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It's not going to be a trailer on fire.
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It's a large burn pit.
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The battalion was clear.
01:57
I'll tell you one of the secondary units you can downgrade your response to non-emergency.
02:02
It's both clear.
02:08
The latter one's clear.
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Angel one copy.
02:20
Engine 2 is on scene, establishing Dale Command.
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Command.
02:25
We do have a large pit burning.
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Copy entity.
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The battalion was on scene.
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Copy battalion.
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Location mentioned:
Dale Ave, Opelika, AL 36801
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