House porch fire on Glendon Carthage Road

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and medics were dispatched to a reported structure fire at a home near Glendon Carthage Road in the Carthage area. Radio traffic indicates the fire may have started on the porch of a residence belonging to the caller’s adult child. An elderly man at the scene reported the house was on fire and was apparently outside attempting to extinguish the porch fire himself. Dispatchers later noted that there was one person on site outside the building working to put out the fire, and that this person was not inside the structure. Details about the extent of damage or any injuries are not confirmed in the radio communications.