SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – A lawsuit filed in early March claims a mother called 911 and told operators her two young daughters were inside a burning home — but dispatch sent firefighters to the scene without communicating that people were trapped inside.
A review of dispatch radio traffic shows approximately 13 minutes passed between the initial fire call and the first verbal indication on radio that anyone was inside the home.
What the radio traffic shows
Court filings say the mother called 911 around 6:37 a.m. and told the call-taker her children were inside. At approximately 6:39 a.m., crews were dispatched to a “possible house fire” at 2441 Kemp Lane. The dispatch audio contains no mention of occupants.
“Respond on TAC 1, TAC 1 to 2441 Kemp Lane, 2441 Kemp Lane, engine 2, engine 4, engine 6, engine 8, rescue 1, truck 9, battalion 2, needed to respond to a third-party report for possible house fire at this location,” the dispatch audio states…