Brush fire burns 30 by 30 feet near Caleb Ave in North Port, North Port FL

Wildfire

Reported: 11/3/2025 05:37 AM

Caleb Ave & S Haberland Blvd, North Port, FL 34288

A brush fire about 30 by 30 feet is burning in a heavily wooded field near Caleb Avenue and Habern Boulevard in North Port. Fire crews are on scene and applying water to control the fire.

Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

183 tanker 81 North Court District 1 truck 84 response mall brush fire[1] Habern Boulevard near Caleb Ave Map Grift 548 All units tack 12 tack 12

00:32

Enrod engine 803 District 1st Inr Inrout Northport District Club

00:42

Cary 81 response

00:48

Take 381 in route Switch to TAC 12

00:55

The fire and trees near the cross street.

01:01

We're advising Northport PBA.

01:08

Fast from rescue 80 and Rout the Station 85 is area for coverage.

01:12

Inraft 85 for coverage, Rescue 8.

01:15

Rescue 8.

01:20

11th available on air route to station A for training.

01:26

Copy and wrapped to training.

01:28

Is it back 88 to be delayed school bus?

01:33

Engine 83 delayed school bus.

01:36

Dismatch engine 883 delayed school bus.

01:39

This match engine 83 as I'm seeing if the school bus stop.

01:43

We do have a small brush fire[1],

01:45

heavy fuel,

01:46

so moving, and I will give it updates the size.

01:53

All brush fire[1] heavy fuel.

01:56

I didn't copy the actual file.

02:03

Dispect, into 3.

02:06

Engine 3.

02:08

We'll be in route to Station 8 for training.

02:12

Round Station 8 for training, engine 3.

02:19

Super 85.

02:23

Corporate 5 is in service, in quarters at Station 86 for coverage.

02:31

I'm in quarters at Station 86.

02:33

Section 86. Section 86. You have no take.

02:42

Yeah,

02:43

we got water on fire right now.

02:45

Approximately 30 by 30 area in the middle of a field,

02:50

heavily wooded.

02:52

We've got one on the fire now.

02:56

Understood water on the fire 30 by 30.

02:59

That's fine.

03:04

If that's sufficient one on scene, I'll be assuming command of the Haberlund incident.

Police codes explained

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[1]

brush fire: Vegetation/Wildland fire incident

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Location mentioned:

Caleb Ave & S Haberland Blvd, North Port, FL 34288

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