Large fire burns tent near Fort and Phelps intersection, Springfield MO

Large fire burns tent near Fort and Phelps intersection

Fire & Arson

Reported: 07/25/2025 05:52 PM (PDT)

N Fort Ave & W Phelps St, Springfield, MO 65802

Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire

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Transcript:
Just to the east of the intersection area. It's like a large fire in the homeless area. That's (name withheld). Do you need me to get the fire department started to you? Well, I can't get to it from my car, so I'm on foot trying to walk it down. Get a better eye on. (name withheld), something's north. 6.30. 6.30. I found another fire. That's it. Kansas and Chestnut. to the southeast, probably a couple blocks from there, but it's a large black pluma plus snow. I'm clear. I'm clear. I'm clear. I'm clear. Can you show me out of 319? 1311? 319, I'm clear? No. Can you show myself in 1610 out at the Phillips 66 gas station to the corner of ABE and E? Excuse me. Yeah, I'm going to need fire here. We got a... Large tent that's on fire. Clear. 229, that's clear. Go ahead. It's going to be out of Missouri. Zero, William Charles, Adam 8.1. Okay. 325, but 229, you need a good one. 14 and 2 years, status. Stable. 229, do you need another unit?

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We have now hooker's working about 1A3 and Cines at the hold on them. Copy. Thank you for command. Springfield. Springfield engine 13 fire outside. Phelps and Fort. Command from search groups. Go ahead, search. East of the railroad tracks, on 6th. We have everywhere but the fire room, sir. The results are negative. We're going to the fire room to finish the search. Copy. Vents from command. for you think bad enough. Negative. Further Tadda says cancel for a caller. The caller was able to get the smoke alarms turned off. You want us to continue? Springfield engine 13 enwrapped to the fire outside, Phelps and Fort, opt six. Negative. They're not wanting us. We don't need to continue. Rescue one for me. handle dispatch. Go ahead. Crews about 25 feet inside the structure. Is that fire on the roof above them? Dispatch, Ebenezer. Go ahead. For the cat comments, we're going to return service. Fire attack, did you copy that traffic? That's clear showing all Ebenezer back in service. Did that copy that was the next step? Not above us? affirmative, the fire on the roof is above you. Command, we do have a vent hole cut, but we're still going to need a line up here. Dispatch the springfield engine 13 out 6. Copy. If we get a water supply on a ladder 3, can we knock that out with the aerial real quick? Go ahead, front of 13. Yeah. There were additional notes to enter off a Broadway south of chestnut, so you can use the footpath to reach the tent that's on fire. All units back in service canceled by the homeowner. Then group from command, come down for the roof. Understood. Was that from an officer or just a caller? That's clear. All interior groups evacuate the building so we can put the fire on the roof out. This one is a caller. An officer reported smoke in the area at Kansas and reported smoke in the area from just two blocks away. So we're thinking they saw the smoke from this instance. Command safety. All utilities have been such a building. Engine 13 is clear. Thank you. Copy. Command. Do you want to set up water? Fire 3? Don't spray water until they're out of the structure. Water free, copy. Engine 2, Delta, sound evacuation. Agent 2, Delta, copies. Telling to you on private. Correct. Yes, sir, are you aware of the recent caddnots? Negative. Okay, sir, the cat, it says cancel for a caller. The caller was able to get the smoke alarms turned off. You want us to continue? Springfield engine 13 en route to the fire outside, Phelps and Fort. Ops 6. Negative. They're not wanting us. We're going to need to continue. Rescue one, command. Copy that. I'll handle dispatch. Go ahead. Go ahead. Crews about 25 feet inside the structure. Is that fire on the roof above them? Dispatch, have an easer. Before him a new. Have an easer, go ahead. Further the cat comments. We're going to return service. Fire attack, did you copy that traffic? That's clear showing all Ebene's your back in service. Did I copy that was the next step, not above us? Affirmative, the fire on the roof is above you. Command, we do have a vent hole cut, but we're still going to need a line up here. Dispatch the Springfield Engine 13-06. Copy. If we get a water supply to ladder 3, can we knock that out with the aerial real quick? Go ahead, Frontier 13. Yeah. There were additional notes to enter off a Broadway south of chestnuts. You can use the footpath to reach the tent that's on fire. All units back in service, canceled by the homeowner. Then group from command, come down for the roof. Understood. Was that from an officer or just a caller? All interior groups evacuate the building so we can put the fire on the roof out. This one is a caller. An officer reported smoke in the area at Kansas and... reported smoke in the area from just two blocks away. So we're thinking they saw the smoke from this instance. Command safety. All utilities have been such a filling. Engine 13 is clear. Thank you. Copy. Command. You want to set up water? Don't spray water until they're out of the structure. Water free copy. Agent 2 Delta, sound evacuation. Agent 2 Delta copies.

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