Garbage truck fire near Madison Avenue building, Greensboro NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a garbage truck fire near a building on Madison Avenue in Greensboro. The fire was initially treated as a potential structure fire, but the response was later downgraded after confirmation that the fire was limited to the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Guilford County and Greensboro Fire Dispatch
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01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5 and investigator 1, near Madison Avenue.
00:05
Vehicle fire.
00:06
Cross streets are East Brentwood Road and West Brentwood Road.
00:10
TAC Alpha 6.
00:16
Five, this is going to be a vehicle fire with threatened building.
00:19
Will you arrive?
00:25
Upgrade to structure fire response.
00:29
Ten four.
00:38
Battalion Three, Engine Forty Nine, Engine Eight, Ladder Five, Ladder Fifty Two, and Safety One respond with others.
00:47
Near Madison Avenue structure fire.
00:50
Cross streets are East Brentwood Road and West Brentwood Road.
00:54
TAC Alpha Six.
01:00
Just finding Madison Avenue.
01:01
It's going to be a garbage truck on fire near building.
01:06
Engine five is on scene, near Madison Avenue.
01:10
Driver struck in the middle of roadway.
01:12
You can cancel structural fire response.
01:16
Continuing 1st due water.
01:23
All units with the exception of ladder five, you can cancel going to Madison Avenue.
01:27
All units in service.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Madison Ave, Greensboro, NC 27403
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