September 18, 2019

City firefighters responded at 1:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to a report of a vehicle on fire at 818 Kendall Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters found 2004 Ford Mustang mostly burned, but used a thermal imaging camera and 100 gallons of water to put out the fire...

City firefighters responded at 1:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to a report of a vehicle on fire at 818 Kendall Ave.

Upon arrival, firefighters found 2004 Ford Mustang mostly burned, but used a thermal imaging camera and 100 gallons of water to put out the fire.

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City firefighters responded at 7:57 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to a report of a toaster fire at the 838 Bearden St. home owned by Mel Jackson and occupied by Kourtney Darham.

Upon their arrival, firefighters found a toaster on fire in the kitchen and after turning off the breaker to the toaster, they used water from the sink to extinguish it.

A positive-pressure fan was used to clear smoke from the home and a thermal imaging camera was used to check for additional hot spots.

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City firefighters responded at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to a report of smoke in the area of Fair Street and Rowe Parkway.

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It was investigation only and was determined to be farm fields burning in the county.

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City firefighters responded at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to Gates Rubber Company at 1650 Rowe Parkway to an alarm sounding. It was investigation only.

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City firefighters responded at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to assist in uprighting a fifth-wheel camper, which had overturned on Highway 53.

Hydrobreak and 35 gallons of water were used to clean fluids from the roadway.

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City firefighters responded at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, to a report of a possible unauthorized burn in the area of Delano and Franklin streets. It was investigation only.

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