Vehicle fire with horse trailer blocks lanes on US 41, Charlotte County FL
Fire & ArsonA vehicle carrying a horse trailer caught fire on US 41 near Tuckers Grade in Punta Gorda, Florida. The horse was evacuated safely. Northbound lanes are blocked due to the fire. Animal Control has been contacted to assist with the horses. Firefighters are on scene managing the situation.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, Tanker's 3,
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Tucker's grade, 41 in Tucker's grade for a vehicle on fire.
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Come be on the northbound side.
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Engine 5.
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Central Battalion, you could assign me to that call. I'll be responding for Station 12.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. Central.
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Point Board at 275.
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Drive.
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Punta Gorda Lieutenant 275 on scene of the vehicle fire. It's going to be Tucker's and 41 northbound.
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We do have a horse trailer. Horse has been evacuated at this time.
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We do have lane blockage, northbound.
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PD's arriving on scene.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Central Hawkins.
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Are we still needed for this fire? There's Pontagorder needed to support.
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Pee-GY-275 Central.
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275 Central, continue, P-D, off-duty firefighter. We've got one fire extinguisher on the vehicle.
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We will need fire continued.
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Copy on your fire, Chimpy.
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Five, Bobby.
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Battalion, Central.
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Was that fire reported as out at Tucker's in 41?
01:55
Negative on fire control, Chief.
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Great, Steve. Thank you.
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Engine 15.
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Engine 6. 275, Battalion 1. Are we going to need a second unit there or can an engine 5 handle?
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Engine 5 can handle, sir.
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All right. See, thank you.
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Engine 15.
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Engine 15, arriving on scene, normal construction,
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nothing's showing, we'll be investigating.
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153 driving on seeing normal construction, nothing showing will be investigating at 8.30.
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DC1, Lieutenant 275.
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Battagia 1, Lieutenant 275. Battalion 1, Lieutenant 275.
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You're at G75.
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Fully involved fire at this time.
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Permission switch over to County Tap 1.
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That's fine, thank you.
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Engine by, that one.
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Central, Inchon 15.
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Engine 15. Engine fishing.
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Engine 15 will be available.
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Smoke from Douglass.
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Thank you very much.
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Engine 5, from 104-275 on TAC-1.
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Yes.
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At this time I have a Dooley that is fully involved. We are just south of Tucker's.
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We have all lanes of northbound 41 shutdown.
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Copy thinking. Are we gonna need the animal control for the horses?
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That's gonna be 10-4[1].
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I will get with the owner see if they got another trailer in route, but at this time go ahead and start them.
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Copy. Central Elphoc, can we contact Animal Control?
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That's 104, we can see, do we know what we'll need from them?
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Yeah, see if we have a equestrian trailer available.
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Punta Gorda, Lieutenant 275.
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Go ahead. To be advised, I'm on scene. I've assumed command of Tucker's and 41 for a vehicle fire.
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At this time, we have zero exposures, everybody is out of the vehicle, county is responding.
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I'll be operating off of County Tech One.
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10.4, mutual aid for a vehicle fire, moving over to County Attack 1834.
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Good advice, no additional resources needed from the city at this time.
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104, no additional from the city.
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Thank you for the engine five.
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Good.
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Animal Control advise that it would take them about two hours to try and get a horse trailer.
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Okay,
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copy. People coming.
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I'm going to talk to the horse owner as soon as I get on scene and we'll advise the plan.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
US-41 & Tuckers Grade, Florida 33955
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