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Brush fire near homeless camp controlled in Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte FL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 08:24 AM

Amstead St, Port Charlotte, FL 33980

According to the dispatch call, a brush fire about 100 square feet was reported at the edge of a homeless camp near Amstead Street in Port Charlotte. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control.

Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:4

Transcript:

00:00

Central from engine 12, we're out near Amstead Street, which is going to fire to homeless camp.

00:11

Copy and info, fire into homeless camp, other than 25.

00:25

Rescue 13 Respond to (number withheld).

00:30

(number withheld).

00:32

This is at the Laanger Middle School, Cross Street, Bonita Drive, Interference of Lateration, Grade (number withheld).

00:42

First. Two,

00:45

13.

00:49

Set from L12.

00:50

12?

00:51

12, go ahead.

00:54

Engine 12 is out with about 100 square foot fire at the edge of a homeless camp.

01:00

We're going to escape warming fire unattended.

01:03

Engine 12 can handle.

01:06

Copy 100 square foot, fire at edge of the homeless camp, engine 12 can handle.

01:11

126.

01:17

Central SD12.

01:20

Full foot.

01:22

Go ahead and sign an engine to this call, please.

01:26

Copy Lover-277.

01:29

General Copy, we're responding.

01:34

Loven 57.

01:40

Central Rescue.

01:41

See,

01:43

go ahead.

01:47

Are we staging for this? Are we staging for this?

01:50

That's ten-four.

01:57

That earfmanent 12 fire is under control.

02:02

Grabbingent control, fire nerve control, 729.

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Location mentioned:

Amstead St, Port Charlotte, FL 33980

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