Outdoor cardboard fire reported near Broadway St in Toledo, Toledo OH
Fire & ArsonA fire was reported near Broadway Street in Toledo. Initial reports suggested a structure fire, but on arrival, responders found an outdoor fire involving burning cardboard boxes. The fire appears to have been started by children. Multiple fire and emergency units responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Lucas County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 9, Engine 21, Engine 16, Engine 3, Rip, Medic 11, EMS, Medic 16, Truck 5, 134, 123, Battalion 1, Structure Fire[1], near Broadway in the lower, Channel 7, Engine 9, Engine 21, Engine 21, Engine 216, Engine 16, Engine 3 is RIT, Medic 11EMS, Medic 16, Truck 5, 134, 123, Battalion 1, Structure Fire, near Broadway Street in the lower. Channel 7.
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The issue.
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Uh,
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just over here in this parking lot safety is all right. Just going to hang out here and wait for TPD.
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Copy. Thank you for your help, return service.
00:44
Back 21 dispatch.
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City 21.
00:47
Fire dispatch to all crews, heading to near Broadway Street for the structure fire.
00:53
At this time, it looks like kids started a fire.
00:56
Unknown the location of fire just as states, seize flames and smoke,
01:01
trying to put out the fire.
01:03
Near hydrants or Broadway and South Holly across from location.
01:08
Foreign service at Arlington and Detroit, are we closer? We can take that.
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Monday, standby.
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The 21 copies and route on 7.
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Vision 23, I'm saying.
01:27
1633. 1333.
01:30
Mediq 54, transport in the Toledo Hospital.
01:33
Section 94, seizure, 1016, Conant, McDonald's, near Reynolds, Channel 3. Section 94, seizure, 1016, Conant, near Reynolds and McDonald's, Channel 3.
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Prior dispatch to all crews, there is a premise note.
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There are deaf children and nonverbal that live at that location.
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Medic. 7.14. Toledo, 1634.
02:03
One copy to children.
02:06
Engine 18, difficulty reading. 2024 Robin Wood, near Monroe, Channel 3. Engine 18, difficulty reading, 2024 Robin Wood, near Monroe, Channel 3.
02:16
24 dispatch.
02:20
We're also getting another report for an outdoor fire in this area of four people burning cardboard boxes in front of a porch. Go ahead.
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Please respond to this incident.
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That's affirmative.
02:35
One copy. Everyone continues at Code 3 until we get an update.
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Fire dispatch utility 72s in route.
02:47
Medics 4 is out at fire.
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Medics 3 respond with engine 7 on a possible attempt 3-3-304 Walnut near Noble in the upper Channel 3.
02:58
Medics 3rd 4-304 Walnut near Noble in the upper Channel 3.
03:03
1635.
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Medic 95-0
03:07
21-19. Engine 9 is on scene. This appears to be an outdoor. Everybody sold a coat 2. I investigated it.
03:16
Next time, dispatch.
03:18
Did you want to take that fire or no?
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Spatch, you can change Helmetic 3.
03:22
They're not needed.
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That's clear.
03:25
My funny, you can see the answer is this is probably not a structure fire. It looks like it's just cardboard burning.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Incident type indicating a fire involving a building or other structure
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Location mentioned:
Near Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43609
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